Permafrost Hollows savakti

A thin, rangy creature drifted near. He recognized her swiftly as the loud child invested in the caribou, but she was not followed by her little friends. Had they left her?

Kigipigak chuffed back, slowing his pace for a moment. There were no signs of caribou here - so she must have followed him. The way she watched him reminded Kigipigak of the many eyes he'd come across in his travels, each measuring him, and he wondered what it was she saw.

Your friends have returned to their home, I take it.