Emberwood if he's a king, he's a priest and god too

it is a fierce battle between coyote and ruddy wolf, the two a whirlwind of brown-red fur. then Merrick joins in, and the tide begins to turn in their favor. now all they need is Ashlar—

she catches sight of him, standing in place, looking wide-eyed at the melee. fight! she snaps at her friend between blows from their quarry. she hopes to goad him on as she had karst, spur the kind singer to action. 

he can sing all the songs he likes, but Ursus demands blood, and Ursus will have it today.

Avicus feels teeth on her shoulder and yelps, feeling fur and flesh alike tear away with the coyote's panicked jaws. now spattering blood, she bears down upon the creature with a savage battle cry, losing herself, forgetting both her father and the onlooker in her fury.