Redtail Rise the assignation

He is never far from her, not since their coupling, not since he had decided to take ownership of her body. But it is not Tulimaq she seeks as her want comes - it is the other man, powerful in his own right; this one who would ultimately become his rival.

When he comes upon the girl and her chosen suitor Tulimaq lurks out of view, treating this moment as a lesson in stalking and hunting. He observes Prophet, studies how he reciprocates.

Perhaps the girl only tested her own limits. There was no heat coming from her yet; so Tulimaq would only watch and let his voyeurism serve as a distraction until the time came to have her, all to himself.