Kildeer Rest suammaktuk ≜

She wanted to roll her eyes a little at his explanation of ulax and their traditional uses, though Towhee was too busy looking around at everything to bother. She had never felt so out of place as Kigipigak led her through what he called a "village." She was equal parts burning curiosity and utter wariness.

He moved swiftly and she kept pace, sticking close to her escort. Towhee spared a couple glances at the caribou herds milling in the background, which reminded her of Kigipigak's earlier words. "I am Kigipigak, hunter for Moonglow. My people have made camp near the glacier to keep watch for the herds and hunt the caribou..."

Once, Towhee would've hardly considered setting foot outside her domain, where her family lived. Now she had spent the past weeks wandering the wilderness, alone. It sounded like these wolves might have struck a balance between those two worlds, sticking together but always moving.

"Wild," she said again, to no one in particular.