Northstar Vale cradle songs of comfort & bones gnawed by teeth

a supple look, but one that commanded all the same. hindering a sigh, kukutux offered a wan smile to the ukallik. "we have many names for snow,"  the duck revealed, approaching andraste. 

she had not forgotten her words; she only felt nerves beginning as she realized she did not have all the means to convey them. "aniu," the duck murmured, motioning to their path. "milik," she went on, lifting delicate muzzle to the gentle snowflakes trickling skyward.