Kildeer Rest only the beginning

Kigipigak was returning from a patrol of one of the camps. He headed for a second, where he knew Sialuk had been scouring the landscape, and was glad when he spotted her familiar figure a relatively short distance from him.

As he drew closer he noticed the usual calm confidence that Sialuk carried was not so prominent. She looked to be sulking, which he presumed was because she was a woman unused to excessive travel and left it at that.

She had settled for a rest by the time Kigipigak had found his way to her side, laying on a rock that protruded from the soil. He gave a small boof of an alert, not wanting to surprise her.