Sleeping Dragon our backs tell stories no books have the spine to carry

Even though they had an advantage against the elk with their numbers against the weakened and disabled beast, Gavriel doesn’t come out entirely whole as things began to settle. He’d somehow managed to be stepped on and so his gait turns out to be more of a hobble as he settles himself nearer to his wife so that he can take pressure off his front leg for a few moments and listen. The speech is short and sweet as the wolves, eager as ever, are nearly drooling over their winter welcoming dinner. Even his own stomach cries out in protest to the meal before Heda gives her go ahead and eat.

He makes his way into the crowd to take his own shake and it is when his stomach protests a second time and he nearly has to roll himself out of the chaos so he can once again reorient himself.