Moonsong Glacier akiaguk ¤ {m}

Ariadne moved ahead before he could stop her or properly investigate himself, as a cop might inspect a suspicious apartment after a break-in; the stranger who had assailed Marina remained at-large.

Kilgitsuk ended up trailing after Ariadne as she ventured room to room, keeping his wits about him. When she found something she liked, he was glad for it; at the same time Kilgitsuk was not a spiritual man, and saw no value in what she wanted to build. He didn't say it, as that wouldn't be kind.

I'm not a fan of sleeping places below ground, he told her this as if it were obvious: men slept beneath the stars, women with their children. But for her sake he smiled and looked to the fortified hallway between the altar-room and the space she mentioned.

Absently he added, I have only slept in a space like this with my wife. And then, catching the implication, he immediately silenced with surprise at himself.