Moonsong Glacier in the dark of the moon

The panther grinned, his tail whisking. He found Leith's knowledge impressive, even if he'd found a limit to what the man currently knew. Minds like his could absorb anything, Dutch thought. The trial and error sort of lessons he took from silenthunter were more difficult than he'd anticipated, but ultimately worth the effort.

"She communicates well enough, in the mean time," Dutch replied, though he was pleased to see that Leith thought himself up to the task.

He made a sound as if to agree that Leith ought to meet Alaric, and then another to agree that Kukutux was a good person to meet. And then, at his last question, a slightly less agreeable sound. But — "Moonwoman — Kukutux — she lives in the village Moonglow. Moonspear is — "

The panther straightened, his head swiveling until he found his heading.

"Come," he said, leading the scholar to a ledge with a clearer view of the valley. The Ouroboros Spine was easy enough to spot, but Dutch described it anyway as he pointed it out. "That is where Moonglow lay. And beyond it," he lifted his paw higher to point to a high peak in the far distance. There were some days when the cloud cover was too low and heavy to see it from here. "That is Moonspear. And if you go up to the sea and then walk southwest along the coast, you will come to the village of Moontide — you will know you are near when you can see Moonspear without also looking at the Spine. You can sing to them, then, and ask their voices to guide you."

Geography lesson finished, Dutch finally answered the man's question: "We are friendly still with the village of Moonglow. What moonwoman has decided, I think, the other villages will follow." He flashed a little smile. "And she finds me quite charming."