Swiftcurrent Creek tuvaq

Kilgitsuk noticed as the man approached. He kept an ear cocked towards Lestan in case the man had anything to say, but, there was only silence. They shared something uneasy and awkward.

The pale man cleared his throat eventually, scaring at least one fish away which had come very close.

I do not know how long I will stay here. It wasn't what he meant to say, but that's what came out. He wasn't sure why he was telling Lestan - perhaps because of their history, and his loyalty? His familiar face bringing out some semblance of truth? Or maybe Kilgitsuk merely needed to say it.