Duskfire Glacier Katimak

I did not wish to be gone long, he met her words with a small bow of his head.

The haggardness upon her figure was noted. It filled Issorartuyok with a creeping sense of dread. Lane had been pleasant and joyous when they had departed the glacier. She had even offered a song of goodbye in their journey out. Now, she looked as though she had lost several nights of sleep, that her long days of movement had impacted her figure.

Tell me what has happened while we have been away, he requested gently of her.

We can journey to my storage cache. You look to need food, Lane.

Then he gestured with his nose for the woman to follow him. He had crafted a large store for meat near there. It would be the least he could do, making sure she was fed and had a moment of peace to share the news of their home.