This was a prompt worthy of a long story, at least a few thousand words, but as usual the ax of the Russian lumberjack has done his duty pruning everything that was not essential.

I hope you like it, it's been a long time since I wrote one.

https://steemit.com/finishthestory/@marcoriccardi/when-the-tundra-calls-remnants-finish-the-story-contest-58