Greatwater Lake he has thrown down the cavalry as gravel sinks

he names it and turns sidelong; she can see more clearly the line of his spine, though her gaze settles on it for only a moment before moving to the wood beyond. history was a nice way of putting it, she supposed, though it was true that the wood held secrets that she would never know, far more than those few she'd discovered in her time there; secrets stretching back years. she'd been right to think the wood wouldn't go unclaimed for long, even if the warlord had been right and the original pack had disbanded. "rich in bloodlust and heinousness besides," she offers. she remembers her question to maegi - would she go back? if her brother is here, perhaps she is, too. she does not expect the wood's old legacy to live on if this so is the case, but she isn't willing to put her trust in her own suspicions. in answer to his own question, she asks, "is it still?" the wood cannot go unclaimed for long but perhaps it's denziens motives can change.