Moonsong Glacier akiaguk ¤ {m}

Kilgitsuk smiled softly at her words, then gave her a small encouraging squeeze and released her. Then he began to walk and allowed her space to breathe and to set the pace again.

The air here grew a touch thinner as they climbed. It was fresh with the strong aroma of pine dulled only slightly by the growing cold; the further they went from the village the more at-ease Kilgitsuk became.

It wasn't really the distance that did it. The wilderness here was so familiar although he hadn't explored it prior to finding Chakliux, Ariadne, and Moonsong. Kilgitsuk felt more alive in the cold - it was his element.