Moonsong Glacier the place I want to be is somewhere in your heart

The panther too hoped that his father would stick around — but his feelings would not be hurt if he failed to do so. His mother had, perhaps, done too good a job of convincing him that Aditya made these decisions outside the bounds of reality. Therefore he had little to say on the matter, glad that Tulugak was content to expect as little as he did.

On Sulukinak, he was a little more vocal. Something in the woman's voice told him it wouldn't be for hair-braiding and gossip, but — "I think that would be good for her," he said, agreeing in his own way that there was something in the girl that needed to be addressed.

He could see no good coming of arguing further about staying or going. He still wished that he could have been with her. Still thought, somewhere deep inside, that it might have been better for all of them. But he only had the present to work with, and so it was what he did now that mattered most. So he pressed his shoulder to hers, taking comfort as much as offering it.

Shall we fade here?