Snowforest Taiga pathogen

Lane squeezed her eyes shut, blinking until he tears had dissolved. Issorartuyok spoke to reassure her, and she nodded slowly. The pack was strong, with the addition of the Tatkrets. They would find a way to pull through. 

Kukutux offered to continue the work that Moonglow had already done, and Lane's heart swelled. The tears might have welled again, but Lane bit the inside of her lip hard enough to taste blood. 

"No, Kukutux. Thank you, but no. Moonglow had already gone above and beyond. It's time for you to think of yourselves." Lane was sure that Kukutux and her wolves were eager to return home, and she would not be the one to keep them here, fighting a lost cause. 

"Duskfire Glacier will find a way through this, and if we cannot, then we will leave." From Issorartuyok's words, this plan seemed to be in line with his thinking.  "..We may need to lean on Rivenwood for a time, if we would be welcomed..?" Lane asked tentatively, looking to Mahler and the woman who arrived with him. Mahler had mentioned that the disease had not reached the valley, and so Rivenwood's hunting grounds would be their nearest option for food, once their caches ran low. It could be a workable, short-term solution, if Rivenwood was willing to share.