Great Bear Wilderness night sun

the tree smeared with his mark now, too.

he wanted the cold places. that hot blood burned him. sulukinak nodded before realizing he was not looking and so she moved closer, seeing cen's wound and the scowl he bore too.

it occurred to her to help him, to clean it maybe, but that was also a danger sulukinak was not keen to approach; it was a feeling she could put aside, choosing her own safety. hadn't she already done plenty for him?

but not as far as the everdark. in this she held conviction; sulukinak had gone away from the villages for his sake, and now worried they would run forever. she was not willing to fall backwards in time for him.