Nimbus Summit stone

It was mere happenstance that Imaq crossed paths with the pale northerner as she set out for a patrol -- something she usually did alone. The she-dog halted in her steps for a half a heartbeat, surprised by the pale visage she encountered -- ears lifting alertly and eyes widening a tic. Soon enough, her brief moment of shock passed and she continued on to fall into place beside the woman companionably. 

"Salutitsik," the medicine woman murmured as she always did, though she had long stopped expecting to meet anyone who spoke the tongue of the tundras.