Ocean's Breath Plateau and he burns through diversions like a meteor

while the two spoke, sulukinak's focus drew her away from them. she kept close enough to hear her name should she be called, but she was also more interested in the sights and smells around them and less so in the politics between packs, or in trade deals, which she did not wholly understand.

before long she'd found her way farther than intended, and was nearer to the lodge of the seal hunters, which was a fine distraction from the more serious tone of dutch and the woman. sulukinak was greeted by the wives of the seal hunter, who tried to welcome her inside, but she would not go and could be seen awkwardly standing by the entrance to the lodge — and then being coaxed with food, or some such thing, but she did not linger long there and hastened to the freedom outside, where she milled about for a bit.

a sound and a scent caught her attention after that, and with some nervous energy propelling her, sulukinak moseyed around the outer limits of the lodge with her attention on the earth.

Sorry to hold this up! Skip me from here on out!