Redtail Rise agitato

His recruit was gone.

Tulimaq hadn't been keeping tabs on the girl as much as he should've been, he supposed, as his attention was focused so thoroughly on Avicus and what she was offering to the leadership of the Rise; but the girl was gone, and there was nothing he was going to do about it. If the rest of his savaktuk had found their way here, he'd send one of his subordinates to hunt her down for her desertion — as it was, he could not depart the Rise and didn't exactly feel compelled.

His patrols started at the crack of dawn and he'd go, go, go, until the late evening. There were infrequent breaks for a bite to eat or a moment of rest, but Tulimaq could often be found on the borders or crossing through the heart of the Rise at any given time of day; always at work, keeping tabs on where the other men took up their own work, or trailing greedily after the Wealda.

It was during one of these crossings through the territory that the sound of a summons caught Tulimaq's attention; it was from a youthful voice, and while it did not sound like a warning call, or a call to arms, Tulimaq was intrigued. He had no idea why the leaf-loving boy would seek out someone like himself.

As he came to encounter Ashlar, the boy had one demand to make, which earned a sardonic stare from Tulimaq and then a belt of laughter. You cannot be serious.