Frostfire Ridge Therein lies the flowers of truth

The woman was amiable. She did not tense with his arrival or flash her fang. She did not run away from him either, which was a good sign. Whatever had drawn her to this place was of no consequence to Kigipigak - but he thought of how difficult the weeks had been as he'd provided for his sons and his wife, and did not want to see another wolf subjected to poor hunting.

It was disheartening at the same time. Kigipigak hoped that she had followed the herds, but within her own admittance was the truth. The creatures that once moved in giant waves across the taiga were still absent.

It is too bad. My family has been waiting for the herd's return for many days now. At least they had the river. That was enough for them at the moment. My wife and I live south of here, about a day of travel, beneath the glacier. There is a river there which is full of fish.

Perhaps she was hungry.