Blacktail Deer Plateau pasiaktuk

The name of her village was impressive. The way Lane spoke of it, with some measure of pride, made Kigipigak glad for her; however there was no mistaking the shift in her attitude and tone when she spoke of it. Kigipigak did not know the name of her leader until she spoke it, along with the news that there were many other mothers within the village.

Within Kigipigak's narrow world view, only the strongest should be parents - and even then, it was the Issumatar which chose from among the men. That was how his mother had done things, how Tartok had done things for generations, and how he would have followed suit had he the desire.

We could use such knowledge, Kigipigak did not miss the opportunity presented by Lane's comment, finding nothing wrong with making this offer. Except he paused a second, thinking of her children. But would your ice-home miss you? And what of your children?

They could not have been very old; would Lane pull them from the life they knew, among the wolves who were family to them? Kigipigak did not know if he could handle more children upon the plateau - he had already distanced himself thoroughly from those that remained of Maegi's brood.