Redtail Rise the premature burial

The stranger meets his gaze a moment only, then turns away. It is smart of him not to challenge Tulimaq here where he fells the most powerful. The man will take his time to investigate each new face he comes across, test them when he feels the desire, and make his own decisions. It bothers him that Avicus attracts so many men; but she has a purpose for them, and Tulimaq stows any feelings on the subject. Better to use the threat they pose as fuel, he thinks.

The target of Avicus' interest is soon dispatched. Tulimaq moves through the growing number of wolves towards her, interested in placing himself as close to her as she'll allow; that is more important than the dead fox with its full belly, he thinks. Let these newcomers see the value Avicus has placed upon Tulimaq; it is his right by rank, it is his right by will.