Blackfeather Woods it's good to warm my bones beside the fire

Had Ramsay killed anyone before? She had, by accident. Twice over, for she still considered her failure to save Poppy as a kind of murder, at the very least an abject failure. There were those who deserved death, but they were few and far between. And nothing good happened when death came to the woods.

No violence, no death, unless necessary, Maegi agreed, nodding. It just brings attention to us, and we can't have that. Mou—

It occurred to her, suddenly, that she hadn't told Ramsay the story of Mou's past. Had he heard it from the man himself? Maegi doubted he would be so forthright. But if they were to coexist, if they were to make a new life here, then Ramsay must know everything. (And even she didn't know everything.)

Mou is a Redhawk. Or used to be, anyway. He committed some sins, and there are those out there who want him dead, she explained, looking warily at her brother. I told several of them that he was killed by a cougar, but he was spotted by others looking for him several days ago. We can't afford to bring attention to the forest. It puts us all in danger, but most of all him.

Would Ramsay think him too much of a liability to stay? Maegi swallowed, waiting for her brother's response.