Haunted Wood The sun also rises

each wolf was spared a moment of observation. the red creature drove himself to the very edge of the waters, and then retreated. germanicus did not think it was a tactic, but crowfeather filled that gap in their ranks. he blinked, heartened, and shifted his attention to teya.

she was in the water, too near the elk. germanicus sought the curving bank and leapt from it. 

the eagle's soar came to an end as water erupted near the straining shoulder. germanicus surged fishlike from the depth and seized the bridge of the animal's nose with his jaws, muscles standing sharply as he sought to shove the cow's head beneath the water.