But with no sign of Awasa and the yomon, they eventually slowed to a more reasonable pace that wouldn’t kill the sonoke. The only good thing about this region was how sparsely populated it was, so they didn’t have to worry about the yomon tearing through any villages. This also meant game was plentiful. Unfortunately most of it was able to fight back. Periodically, Turesobei would cast the spell of the baby’s breath to blow snow and debris over their tracks. It was the first wind spell an apprentice learned and was normally sufficient only for blowing out a candle across a room. Here its effect was considerable.Turesobei was settling down for the night in the snowhouse with the others when Iniru appeared at the entrance. “I’m coming in.” By the time Narbenu could start to complain about the impropriety of it, she was already inside. “Turesobei is needed in our snowhouse.”“He can’t go,” Narbenu said, “and you can’t stay here any longer.”“His sister needs him,”
