Bigger Than Love

Lúta had been away longer than she planned and by the time she headed back towards home it was already dark. She picked her way southward toward the gorge where she'd made her home, cutting across Kennocha Lake as she went. Moonlight flickered along the surface of the frozen lake in concert with the northern lights, quietly ebbing away the hurry that pushed her onward. Lúta slowed her pace, pausing to look skyward, taking in the sights. This was why she loved the north. There was such beauty locked away in the harshness but only those with patience would ever see it.

Lúta turned her gaze earthward to start the journey again when she spied a large woman not far off, pawing at the ice. As she did the ice beneath her seemed to glow. Lúta cleared her throat before approaching. "How are you doing that?"