Greatwater Lake spice and wolf

the girl spoke, and this time taltos could not keep the tension from his jaw; he pulled his eyes from her face and narrowed them at the ground, fighting the sudden grief that rose to choke him with its bitterness. swiftly he composed himself, and his gaze warmed at the mention of dante. "i do not know for certain, but one of them who called himself a khal came to our borders, and my daughter met them. she said they had a coyote with them who translated."

"i know the alpha of ouroboros spine, near to here. she told me once that the plains wolves had tried to poison one of their own by leaving tainted rabbits near the borders." his lips drew into a grim line; he did not think that the foreigners would dare to assault the plateau, but he was unsure.

wildfire -- that was her name, but lasher did not speak it.