Bramblepoint Choke the chicken

here goes nothing

he said nothing, nor did taltos, who had not expected a rejoinder to his revelation. peregrine hefted his kill and moved away, but lasher was somehow rooted unto the earth, eyes following the panther helplessly as unsurety rooted his tongue to the floor of his mouth and clenched his jaws closed with the force of his own want.

and then

"peregrine," the druid called, limbs moving of his own accord after the swarthy man. "there was an attack upon donnelaith," he blurted. "my daughter -- she would have died had i not killed her assailant. i understand your actions now," he added in a pleading tone. 

forgive me

but peregrine was not a forgiving man.

and so lasher glanced to the earth, shouldered the burden of his own desires, and turned to depart the uncomfortable scene.