"And for everything else, there's Boomerang."

"Planning some hunts?"

"Of course."

"We'll see what strange beasts dwell between here and the North Pole, then," she teases. 

"The other half of why I'm joining you."

"New and interesting cuisines?"

"There's got to be more to life than steamed fish and tiger seal blubber."

"Maybe we can find some actual spices..." Those are basically mythical in their village, and probably were even before trade got as bad as it is. 

"That would be incredible."

"We'll stop in a few ports on the way."

"Good plan."

Unfortunately canoes aren't set up well for shoulder bumping...

Also unfortunately, they probably need to pay attention to navigating - the ice floes are getting denser, and they've hit a pretty strong current. They'll need to be careful to not get trapped...

Yeah, this is a real maze. That will grind them into pretty pink paste if they're not careful.

Might be best to pull up on a more firm chunk, until the current works itself out... And Amaruq might be able to break up the ice? 

There's a lot of it...

Well, she can at least try. And once the current dumps them in a larger channel, the thinned out ice will disperse better. Hopefully. 

Well. They can give it a go.

There's a sturdy-looking iceberg over there, that even has a convenient point they call pull up on. 

She'll paddle in that direction, then.

They get there safely (though Amaruq has to shove away a few chunks of ice on the way). The thing they're on does feel steady, so, after a chance to catch her breath... Amaruq will start trying to break up the ice between them and their exit. 

Taqqiq will keep watch for anything unexpected cropping up.

Amaruq's having some trouble with aim. She's definitely getting the ice around them... And the ice behind them, just a little. 

As long as the ice beneath them stays okay...

Seems to be! 

...Though the ice behind them has moved from cracking to, uh, glowing. 

Uh. "Amaruq... Is that you?"