Moonsong Glacier And we won't let it in

Dutch laughed, gladly leaning into her touch — "You do not need to thank me for this," he assured her. "And of course, I will show you to our common place. It is where we take some of our meals, and near to where some of the pack make their beds."

He remained close, guiding her with the occasional bump of his shoulder rather than leading ahead.

"You can go and speak to Eira if you want to help with the pelts we bring in," he suggested, his tail swishing in satisfaction as he thought of seeing Simbelmyne among them. "And Leith if it is medicine that interests you. Otherwise, I only hope you will join us on our deer hunts when the call rises."

He told her a little bit about all the hunters — how Fallen Sun and Towhee Junior didn't speak in words, and how Sulukinak was quiet, but quite sweet when you got to know her. And he mentioned Tulugak —

"I have received word she is returning to us," he told Simbelmyne. "Perhaps if she is not yet tired of the road, we can if she will spread word that you seek a husband. And if not her — I am sure there will be someone who can. There is another message I would like to send out anyway."