Moonsong Glacier be the moth to my flame

The chief thought about this for a moment, his mind far away while he studied the size and shape of the female.

"This village is called Morningsong," he said at last. "I am called Dutch."

He gave the girl a chance here to share her own name before going on:

"We may be willing to shelter you, if you will agree to certain conditions. Mainly that you would not take them away from the village before they have seen nine new moons," he said. "The others are related to the pack's participation in raising these children. Trusted pack members need to see and love the mouths they feed, if peace is to be kept."