Redtail Rise leaf warbler

It was, perhaps, his place to show the girl around the rise so that Avicus could handle the more important tasks. Yet when the red girl pulled away from them and urged Mauruk to follow, Tulimaq was slow to acquiesce alongside.
He was still thinking of Kanuk. He was full of rage when he pictured the last sight of her broken body, empty of all the life and the experience that made her so valuable once before. He took a moment to stow away the bulk of the strong sentiments that came to him, and then followed after the two women -- keeping to the rear.
He would guard them for some of the distance but be ever watchful of the surroundings, eager to return to his patrols or his hunts, anything to focus on that might lead them to Kanuk's killer.