Moonsong Glacier mama cuts like a man-of-war

Whatever had happened to Sumac's family, Dutch was not keen on forcing him to recount it. Still, he spent a quiet moment trying to imagine the other man's pain — for he had never experienced to grievous an injury as having his family torn away. It was hard to know what to say, not knowing what exactly he was going through.

But —

"Clouds come and go," he said at last. "It does no good to try and keep them away. Let them come. The sun will shine when it is ready."

He gazed thoughtfully at the other man.

"There is a place that I go when my heart is heavy," he said, knowing that his own hurts were trivial in comparison. "It is a place where the wind cries with you. This glacier has seen many lifetimes worth of anguish. It brings me comfort when I feel alone in my grief."

The offer was silent: Would you like to go?