In this excerpt from Section XVIII of "The Way to Rainy Mountain", the author describes his relationship to the space around him. This description conveys about the author and the space around him is option D. His upbringing makes him feel connected to the land and the seasons. The narrator shows the relationship that the Kiowas have with nature. Nature and men are inextricably bonded, the landscape shapes their identity and their religion. First, he speaks about what he did in summer, he could see far and wide. Then, when winter came, he had to go back to sleeping indoors.