the snowed odyssey — 2
Little Harmoni did not delay in interrogating Yéti with a soft and innocent voice. She wanted to know where she was. Panicked and afraid, he retreated when he heard his voice and dared not answer it. He therefore let long seconds pass before informing her that she was in her dwelling in the middle of the mountain, far from any human civilization. Yeti was obliged to go out to get food, to a place near the cave, so as not to be absent for too long. As usual, he found cattle that he then made leather on the fire, inside his cave. However, when he was out, he never took the little girl with him. No one should be aware of the presence of a human among his people. He was entirely unaware of what other people might react to, and so he did not take more risks than he was already taking.
