Great Bear Wilderness [wp] upyakkaa ⟺

solharr's gaze lingered upon her with quiet warmth, the edges of his maw lifting in the barest hint of a smile, rare and earned. there was always something about kukutux that reminded him of a season long passed—an old summer he could not quite name, but whose light he still felt on his back.

then may the winds carry you swift to him, he murmured, his voice low as the evening tide. and may the marriage be as strong as your name.

his pale gaze held hers, thoughtful and sincere, and then drifted down in mirrored respect, not as a chieftain, but as a man who recognized her as both mother and matchmaker, worthy of his regard.