Ocean's Breath Plateau komatiq ∇

same!

thankfully, their parents were in agreement. huojin gave one firm nod to both kukutux and aiolos, then jokingly smiled at sialuk to break some of the tension. it’s nice, but very dangerous, he advised her, be careful.

they walked (presumably out of earshot) toward a small round of tidepools much closer to the actual coast. huojin thought about his response — that name is pretty. you look like snow, maybe; how you say that? — so she could know he was still listening even as his attention shifted to the half-frozen waters.

no good fish, he mumbled to himself with a disappointed grunt, my name means fire thing, but i never saw fire. i don’t know if it is right. huojin furrowed his brow with thought, then went back to checking things out.