Tsolmon

Instead of a name, I talked about the wind. Today it came from the north.

• NaranWhy's your face like that in this shot? You look like a sheet of ice!
  TsolmonNot ice.
  NaranYou're ice right now, so what do you mean 'not.'
• UranYou crossed the threshold just yesterday and you're already posting? Who taught you this?
  Old ZayaNobody taught him. He's counting. He's tying his own knots too.

The water still runs under the ice. They say I was pulled out of there, but my memory starts with the sound of it.

• BatzargalFirst time I've seen a man brag about the spot he washed up in. I hauled water from that ford for twenty years.
  TsolmonYou're not the one who pulled me out.
  Batzargal…Thought you were a man of few words. That one came fast enough.
• OyunaStarting from the sound of water. Whatever came before that must be worth something.
  TsolmonNot for sale.

The spot by the door is better. I still can't manage a seat with a wall at my back.

• SaranThree lumps of argal will last till morning. Next time, put in only two.
  Tsolmon…You saw.
  SaranYou think the one who sets the bowls doesn't know the hearth?
• Old ZayaNo one finds a cold floor comfortable. You picked the spot by the door because it's not for sleeping, it's for leaving, isn't it?
  Old ZayaNo answer is an answer too.