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# The Second Sky (part 6)
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/the-second-sky-part-6/
- Published: 2026-09-13T13:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T13:00:37.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: Second Sky, story

![Rovan returns to the snowy upper yard, greeted by Nara and Pell, then shares road food indoors as his homecoming settles into ordinary life.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page01-1.jpg)

![Rovan and Marek inspect damaged route gear and a missed valley sled; Nara pushes back on his workload before Pell brings news of the herd.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page02.jpg)

![Rovan, Nara, Marek, Pell, and Kessa guide livestock around an iced ravine crossing, bringing the herd in early and starting fodder sooner.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page03.jpg)

![Hale arrives late with the valley sled after a difficult detour; over food and repairs, Rovan asks whether anything came through from the coast.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page04.jpg)

![Wind shifts north as Rovan prepares to test the high line; over supper, Pell and Nara tease out his thoughts of Sela before he watches the ridge.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page05.jpg)

![Rovan and Marek test the frozen high line, find it crossable but not safe enough for Sela, and return to the upper yard with the answer: not yet.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/09/second_sky_part06_page06-1.jpg)