Bitterroot Valley Arjunaruk

Kigipigak watched her carefully. She had the bearing of an issumatar somehow, which made him both wary and impressed, both things he kept a tight reign upon because she had given no cause for such thoughts in him. As she spoke of her daughter he nodded slightly, taking in the information.

He hadn't met anyone named Meerkat, but he knew the other name and any residual tension within him began to ease. This was a friend of the glacier — and by proxy an ally to Moonglow too — and so there was no reason to worry. Issorartuyok seemed a capable man, so it stood to reason that he would choose a capable wife, which Kigipigak presumed this Meerkat was.

Then there was quiet, which Kigipigak never liked. He opened his mouth to say something when Towhee spoke first — explaining her own situation. His brows knit at the term super-pack because he did not understand it.

Kukutux and her husband Aiolos, yes. He answered.

Issorartuyok had been departing the glacier when Moonglow arrived, but he has returned now. He thought of the deaths of both Wintersbane and Tzila, the previous leaders to the village, but did not mention them as it was not his place.

Moonglow is only staying here for the winter. You are welcome to tour our camps, if you would like. I can show you where Kukutux has her ulaq?

It seemed like the right choice, given that this wolf no longer had a village of her own, and Kukutux was a wise woman who could be of some help to troubled souls. This, Kigipigak knew well.