Duskfire Glacier all we wanted, was a place to feel like home

Imaq brushed her cheek against Lane's. "Thank you. Lane, Glacier, is Imaq's home. Imaq's family."

It warmed her heart to see Siku remembered something, or rather someone, about the Glacier. There was a warning prickle at the back of her eyes, blinking it away as she nudged her son to follow across the borders. 

She kept close by Rye as they plodded through the snow, unwilling to be parted from him again. Dipping her speckled crown, she murmured, "Imaq and Rye talk later." She knew their intimate conversation was far from over but the she-dog desperately hoped to put his misguided guilt to rest. 

"Disease?" Imaq asked her husband, features creasing in concern, as Lane departed tactly and left the family to begin recovering. 

so sorry for the wait, things have been hectic again!