Ankyra Sound she speaks with a voice that sets men trembling

it had taken no time for shardik's dominion to be established over the sound. a day, if even, and no soul stirred his beach that he did not first warrant there. his presence was enough to send the dogs of the grotto quickly decamping; for what slobbering hound would stand down in the face of a deranged bear-god and live to tell the tale?

his round ears twitched in ample displeasure to have heard the call that defiled his claim. dumb dogs, that would soon find the world-ending jaws of oblivion clapped shut around them.

languid, yet deceptively swift-paced, the goliath directed his attention to the ill-fated creature that had called attention upon herself. perhaps a straggler left behind. perhaps a loner come to find no welcome here. it didn't matter to shardik, who set his sights upon her. his loose jowls swept back, revealing a wicked assembly of bloodwhetted teeth. a low, earth-rumbling growl escaped his throat and his black porcine gaze fixed hungrily on the small body of the wolf that had tread into his realm unbidden.