Mount Apikuni ◊◊◊;

she was becoming suspicious. he remained, and now he guided them both to the breathing sides of a great mountain.
elk charm felt herself flighty in his wake. suppose she turned into the forest, ran from him? would he follow her this time?
that he had tried nothing did not settle the sharadoii, for she still did not understand why he had attached himself to her.
a small but forceful part of elk charm wanted to order him away, but a meeker and larger portion of the young spirit pointed out that she would be ill-traveled and even hungrier had geirmundr not come along.
she surveyed the mountain, then gave a firm nod of dirtied head on dirtied neck. they would climb.