Harold Lamb

“ As for Thorne the armiger and Joan Andrews, they fared to the court of Ivan the Terrible and what there befell them is set down in the chronicles for all to see.
But when Kyrger's wound healed he harnessed up his reindeer and journeyed back to the Ice Sea. It was more than he could endure to live within walls, and in the beginning of spring he reached the Wardhouse where Tuon and his Laps had taken up their quarters to watch the possessions of Joan Andrews and to wait whatever would take place. ”

“ Kyrger the hunter spread under their eyes the skin of ermecin, the white bear, and squatted down on it, taking full heed of the astonishment of the Laps.
“O nym tungit,” he murmured, “O my tent companions, since I turned my face from the north star many new fires have taken their place in the gate in the sky. Many men have gone to greet Yulden to whom the three stairways lead.”
He pointed to the skin.
“With an arrow my master slew this one. And with the bow that sent the arrow Shatong the shaman was struck down. The spirit that dwells in my master is very powerful. ”

“ CHAPTER XVII THE INLAND SEA IT IS written in the chronicles of that reign how the armiger and the shipman, knowing not whither they should take their course, turned southeast as Durforth's route had been planned.
So it was said of them that the hand of Durforth which had been ever against them, living, now guided them out of the tayga, the dense forest of the Easterlings. They drove the dog sleds, loaded with trade goods, and Joan made shift to drive Kyrger's rein deer and the sledge on which the wounded Samoyed lay. They took their course from the stars. ”