The nights were lasting longer now as darkness crept over the northlands and reclaimed the snowy lands from the sun. Even if they hadn't been, however, Tal would still have braved the dangerous cold of a clear, starry night to send the dogs racing out over the Tundra. Pink tongues lolled and booted paws flashed across the moonlit snow as the small team pulled the racing sled behind them, running in practiced harmony behind the red-furred lead dog.
A series of columnar rocks like jagged teeth jutted up from the snow ahead, each as tall as a house and spread out in a ragged, imperfect circle. Perhaps it was just a trick of the light, but the moon seemed to reflect more brightly off the snow in the center of that ring. As the team drew near Tal slowed them with a series of commands and the brake on the back of the sled until they drew up to a halt a little ways back from the nearest stone.
The heavily-bundled courier hopped off the sled as a glacier-pale dragon, large for a companion, dropped heavily from the sky and circled low overhead, crooning uneasily. "Yeah, I know, but it won't take long," Tal reassured her as he carefully unpacked a thick, sturdy glass bottle from a box in the sled and walked towards the ring of stones. "I'll be careful!"
Amun
A series of columnar rocks like jagged teeth jutted up from the snow ahead, each as tall as a house and spread out in a ragged, imperfect circle. Perhaps it was just a trick of the light, but the moon seemed to reflect more brightly off the snow in the center of that ring. As the team drew near Tal slowed them with a series of commands and the brake on the back of the sled until they drew up to a halt a little ways back from the nearest stone.
The heavily-bundled courier hopped off the sled as a glacier-pale dragon, large for a companion, dropped heavily from the sky and circled low overhead, crooning uneasily. "Yeah, I know, but it won't take long," Tal reassured her as he carefully unpacked a thick, sturdy glass bottle from a box in the sled and walked towards the ring of stones. "I'll be careful!"
Amun
