Little Goat Mountain So close, no matter how far.

"i offer the same for yours, ciri," chakliux gave back, offering the woman's contemplative face a small curve of his mouth.
closing their talk of wives and seal hunter traditions; turning now from the fact he had been wanted by ciri, the scarified man set his gaze back on the howl of snow.
"i travel with a man from moonsong. his name is dutch. he has a heart that does not shy from anything. i am learning from him how to be a better man," chakliux admitted, though it was for ciri's own interest that he spoke now of dutch. yet the words went on; he meant them, and found himself wanting to return to the panther right away.