Lion Head Mesa I sip on you to wash down the shame

"ursus was once the ally to the saints." and he had been kynareth's lover.
merrick lowered himself in a sinewy, guarded motion. he feared nothing, but remained observant. the woman who had followed behind now slid into a position beside the pharaoh.
merrick did not wonder why the bear had placed him in such a place.
"they are many. but it does not matter. they have taken my love from me."'
the tattered lips trembled. merrick was gripped with a tremour of rage and pain, and leant into the blinding anguish of it. 
"i did not come here for help. i came here to order that you let ursus pass. that the bear has ordered us to war."