Duskfire Glacier sonraun

The girl did not rise to strike for him again. He watched her without scrutiny, without judgement. She lay sprawled on her back; her voice was strained with emotion.

This was not something Kigipigak knew how to handle. Tartok was a place of strong emotions sometimes, yes, but it was not an aspect that was cultivated within himself. His mother had been shrewd as she'd grown her family.

You are young. You will only get stronger. He murmured as he settled to his haunches. He did not know if that was the right thing to say -- to insinuate that he agreed with her, that she was weak now; because she wasn't at all.

I will go. His voice was quiet but empowered, certain. There is a small group leaving from Duskfire to investigate. I will go and I will tell you what I find. But only if that was what Heda wished. If she could not be there herself, Kigipigak could make the trip.