Ocean's Breath Plateau hunting spear

"wife." he stood with @Marina before @Tullik's lodge. from his own outside sleeping place had he brought a worn but warm deerskin, and wrapped it around the sea-wet shoulders of the woman who had wept into the salt.
tullik was new to being a seal hunter woman, but chakliux knew she was ready to be first wife, and in this she was given her first responsibility: "stay with marina. a man has harmed her," and the way his face clenched beneath the hard-won control would tell the woman her husband was filled with ire.
"i go. marina," he went on, moving into his accented commonspeak, "heed tullik. rest." he cared deeply, but in his rage and haste, his voice was colder than he meant it to be, for them both.
a pause just outside the lodge's entrance gave chakliux a moment to call for @Raiyuk, ordering the boy to stay close to tullik's lodge and watch the borders for strangers, to be vigilant and fierce.
in a short while longer, new preyblood decorated the man's scars and dripped down his pale cheeks beneath the hard eyes. chakliux went to war. he searched for @Heph and @Rodyn, offering a brief illustration of the dark fur and deep charcoal eyes borne by this assailant. he told them he would search now, and revealed to them where marina might be found, safe with tullik and raiyuk.
and then he left, shoulders stiff with anger as his lope turned into a hunting stride.

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the ties within moontide is something iseul has yet to discover. she has learned the scents, and perhaps finally walks the commonly trodded paths with ease. she thinks of many things these days, though her thoughts are taken away as she sees a man on her horizon.

she can see his bright eyes burn with something beneath the surface, and for a moment iseul thinks of turning around. in some ways, her anxiety tells her that the anger has come from her presence -- her presence is nothing but a burden.

his stride is long, powerful. she can see the strange scars upon his figure, but averts her gaze. she is nothing compared to the ocean dwellers. she is still finding her place. iseul diverts her path to come to the man's inside, to avoid his line of travel as she aims for a path towards the chilling ocean water.

to be out of his way, and perhaps not feel a wrath never intended for her.

The return from the lowlands had not been rushed, she had taken time to see off @Seal and to learn the pathway so that she might travel it again. Yet she did not stay in any one place long and yet before she was even fully returned she heard a call was sought out by Chakliux and what he said made her blood pound heavy in her chest and filled her with strength. She listened with care to where Marina might be found. Nodding her head decisively she hoped that he would find help among the other packs and his hunt would be successful.

She caught wind of Iseul and felt her heart quicken wishing to warn her as well and not have her unaware of the danger potentially lurking of a stranger who would not be welcome in their lands.