The Foundling of Snawbyr Crygg (bk7 in the 9-book series Tales of Gom in the Legends of Ulm)

This title is #7 in the total 9 volume Gom series. "Far into the west of Ulm, almost to the sea, runs a high mountain range, stretching from north to south. Beneath the highest peak, Snawbyr Crygg, live Cryggmoren, an ice folk so secret that even Gom who's living right beside the peak has no idea of their existence...." So begins Book II of the trilogy that leads into the thrilling finish of Gom's saga. Growing up among the Cryggmoren, right over Gom's unsuspecting head, Wycan (meaning "from another place") is not allowed to leave or even to go Outside. Gradually, the urge to seek out his true identity becomes too strong to resist. When he comes across the Kyr, a beautiful and dying woman, his desire to go find help for her becomes an urgent quest. As he seeks to leave the mountain, his enemies conspire against him and he's soon racing for his life!