Ocean's Breath Plateau Lifetimes are catching up with me.

She wasn’t sure how long she’d been staring at the horizon when Rodyn approached. Towhee started slightly, then carefully studied his expression. He greeted her with gift, which boded well. Still…

-“Hey, welcome back,”- she started, pausing to weigh his words before saying, -“I don’t feel like I did the greatest job at that but I wanted to reassure you he’s safe with Sialuk. I wanted to return sooner but I was exhausted, especially after bringing Massaraq here…”-

Her eyes fell to the bison pelt. Towhee assumed it was a sign the hunt had gone well. She reached out to touch it. It was covered in coarse, thick hair. When she toed a corner, she could feel its heft. Even if she slept alone all winter, she wouldn’t be cold.

She looked up at Rodyn and gave him a grateful smile before it slipped a little and she asked, -“Why did Roly run to Moonspear like that? I have my guesses but I wasn’t sure if you could tell me more about that.”-