Wapun Meadow Lacrimosa

germanicus moved back into the meadow.

he felt that he had put to rights what had been stirred. he had carried the witch to the den.

and now he carried her fur and her blood as proof of his agreement fulfilled.

it was not so many paces into wapun that he came across an amazonian swiftcurrent wolf.

"she fled southwest. not without injury," he said, setting down his trophy.