Permafrost Hollows tanimaguq-liak ↦

He thought of offering to lead the way, but he trusted Nyra could find the camp herself. She had made it this far — from Moonglow's village to the hunting camps — and even with fresh wounds from her ill-timed brawl, Kigipigak did not think it was right for him to offer. She was strong, he wanted to believe in that.

Her vow to serve Kukutux settled the matter, at any rate. He was of half a mind about what to say next: wanting to command her against further upheaval, which seemed to be a part of her spirit and impossible to avoid, and wanting to leave her to her own devices, as Kigipigak was only hunter, he was not sivullik.

In the end he merely nodded, turned, and strode away. He had work to do and this matter was no longer a priority.