The Heartwood lustmord and wargasm

"lasher. also called taltos. i will answer to both," he murmured softly, his eyes training from the elk to luke's azure features. luke bluenose. it was quite a different sort of title. death would come more swiftly to the creature they followed than he had first believed, it seemed -- the elk faltered again, and fell to his knees against the warm verdancy of the spring grasses.

taltos tensed then, pulling away from luke to circle' round to the antlered leader's other side, though he regretted so immediately, for the great baleful eye of the ancient beast settled in cruel ecru upon him, and his heart sank. he would be dead soon, and the ghost of the elk would lift from its fleshly form beset upon the earthen servant.