[Long description: The laughter fades. The caribou lets up, and the two of them share a moment's silence.

"You should go," Iska says, looking serious again.

She passes beside the caribou, gently leading her by the reigns away from the mountain slopes. The caribou lifts her front leg uncertainly, but doesn't follow. Iska continues. "Here, we can go together. I'll take you somewhere safe."]