And there was Ronnae with her head in the clouds. Billy slipped past Nokosi and Kaya to give them their precious private moment, heading straight out into the cold to have one of their own. It definitely wasn't fair that the other two got the warm place.

He hiked over the snow to reach her side, still not quite confident in his snow legs yet. He was stable but slow. When he did get out there, he reached for Ronnae's hand.

"You'll bring all the glory home," Billy whispered to her with a smile, trying his best to integrate their ideals about hunting. "Or most of it. We'll help."