The Tangle VIII

Kigipigak had to range further each time he ventured out for his patrols.

He hunted for signs of life that would be returning to the Taiga but found very little to suggest the herd's recovery; instead he trailed after the strong scent of a wolf - it carried with it the scent of Tartok, or at the very least the elder warrior who had once visited the Moonglow camp.

If the man was still in the area then that added another threat to Kigipigak's mental list of dangers; he had to find them and make certain he was wrong.

He crossed in to the edge of the Tangle; knowing not to go too deep or to follow any of the branching paths for too long, lest Kigipigak be lost in the woods and unable to return to his wife, he began to scrutinize every shadow.