Great Bear Wilderness snowheart

frost.

the promise of a cold rain.

akmaaksi chased a grey fox through the wilderness ruled by the great clan of her family.

before her eyes, his tail bobbed, his small paws weaving as he tried to evade the young hunter.

burning with rage, with —

for grandmother had spoken of a place called kvarsheim;

burning with anger that like nantahala she too would go away, akmaaski leapt, charcoal fur filling her airborne bite.