Redtail Rise So violent a rudeness, untenanted by any tangible form.

The girl was fast. Faster than him, which was impressive in its own right. Violent too — in a way that satisfied something primal within Tulimaq. The two of them worried their target and had themselves a bloodletting.

The breaking of bones, the tearing of flesh. It was grotesque; but it was in these moments that Tulimaq thrived. When the beast finally crashed in to the snow and could not fight back any further, the warrior relented. He sought the eye of his would-be leader, as this was her first kill, and he was impressed enough to give it to her.