Moonsong Glacier monachus

@Hototo

today sulukinak had ventured to the river; she did not know if that was the right word for this place, but among the frozen ice sheets of the everdark she had only heard her mother use this word sparingly, and usually for the patches of ice thinned enough to see the ocean beneath, weaving cracks between the places that wolves could run. this was different because it was not a winding shape, but more of a lake.

she had come here to watch a small family of seals. they had been making so much noise each night and kept her from a good sleep, and now as they basked in the sun the young woman hoped to repay the favor; except as she climbed to be within sight of them, they saw her dark shape first and slid effortlessly in to the water, then when she saw them again they were bobbing in the center of the expanse, so far that she could barely see their faces.

with an annoyed chuff, she turned to stalk the frozen embankment as if her plans had not been readily spoiled.