Cricket Creek Bog ¤aapiaq

While @Asivaq explored the Sweep, it was Kigipigak's desire to hunt the land and to discover what might be hidden. He moved north through the forest until he came to the fringe of it, where the earth became softened even with the ice and snow of winter, and soon enough he found himself surrounded by marshland.

He could observe the mountains pretty well from this open space, and ranged across it for some time before stopping to gather his bearings again. There were waterways winding through the marsh, and he sought one of these out, eager for a drink. As Kigipigak began to punch at the ice to free the water, he thought he detected the scent of someone he knew (@Njord).

The sound of the ice cracking beneath his weight gave way soon enough, and he drank quickly, then raised his head to call back to his wife — I will be home soon. Perhaps by the time he'd returned to the Sweep he'd have a gift for her.