Moonsong Glacier tigiganniak

Kilgitsuk put his focus on his work now, to quell the many emotions held within his heart. He returned to the glacier without a word to anyone.

For a while he climbed the mountain paths. He sought solace and clarity through the cold of the glacier. His thoughts varied between a sense of betrayal by Kukutux, deep regret for Kivaluk, and anger at himself; but he walked, he marked the land, he scouted places worth further exploration, and so on.

As he returned to the communal place in the lower reaches, he carried a dead fox with him. The creature had already transitioned to a pale coat, though it was stained with red from its death. Kilgitsuk carried its limp body along to the ulax.