Noctisardor Bypass fossopa

the evasion went noted and unaddressed — for now. heda knew she must lightly tread where so many ruts had grown now in the spirit. she glanced down toward the marks in the white drifts and sighed gently, deliberately pluming steam into the frozen air.
it curled around her nostrils.
she made a face at dinah, hoping to elicit a laugh, though she would take a smile.
"we aren't alone. we have more now. and i'm glad we came back. i'm glad druid has made this a home." the bypass deserved that, even if mahler had failed those who lived here. 
a pause, birdsong in the white light as the snow's trajectory turned left.
"she is going to have babies, you know. new cousins for you and ava."