Herbalists' Cache Uqqurmiut

it had taken them a few hours to reach the forest and sulukinak wasn't sure if the yearling would manage the rest of the way. it had taken her more than a day to reach the tangle initially, along with stops along the way to scour for wolf-scent as she hunted for help.

this was a good place to rest and gather her bearings. to reflect on her plan - if she even had one - and think of the best way to convince this person to stay the course.

she settled beside him in another sit, as she had during their initial meeting; this time there was something bothering her and it was clear by the way she wasn't holding his gaze, and instead seemed agitated.

my uncle's home is that way. she admitted this, motioning with her nose in to the north. best to come clean about that much; it was far, and maybe the boy would want to leave. do you see those mountains far away? its not that far. the base of it, there is a river. that is home.

of course, the mountains looked impressively distant from this vantage point. the blue sky above them petered out to a hazy gray where the glacier sat upon the horizon.