Ocean's Breath Plateau tagadal

Nantahala and Nasamiituuq’s moment of excitement ended as quickly as it’d begun—and she gasped the moment she saw Valiant stumble towards them. D-Dad?! she gawked, looking very much like a deer in the headlights. What … and her words failed her as she many unspoken questions fell from her mouth.

She’d been young when he’d left, and had time to push those feelings down—but now that he was here? They all bubbled to the surface, and hot tears pricked in her eyes. Quickly, to clear her vision, she wiped them away with her forearm.

She took a breath, and then another, and then, finally, she spoke again:

What’re you doing here???