Moonsong Glacier like every verse of a living, breathing fairy tale

He breathed out an unsteady sigh of relief when she revealed herself, and he hurried closer. Close enough to see the shuttered cast to her features through the dark before his steps faltered. But the reproof that came from her lips was not the one he'd expected.

"They did," he agreed, his voice hoarse. He pushed through the last of his reserve and sought out her hiding place, crawling on his belly to try and get a better look at her. "And I was sad to see it."

He was distracted for a moment, trying to gauge whether the hiding place was big enough for both of them, and whether trying to fit himself in alongside her would earn him a bite on the nose. In the end, he laid his head on his paws instead.

"But we are still here together," he told her. "And I am grateful for every day that I have with you."