Moonsong Glacier sistermine

The panther inclined his head; of course he must have blood. Dutch felt none of the same bloodlust, but it was not his own wife that had been harm. Instead, he felt only the powerful conviction that the man must be wiped off the face of the earth. For the good of all, and for young Marina.

He was surprised when the hunter reached out to him, but the kinship was mutual. He, too, felt as if he had been led to this place. He only wished he had been here in time to go with Chakliux for the initial hunt. Now he had no scent for the evil one and could at best be moral support while the other man attempted to pick up the trail. Even so:

"Call for me when you go again," he said, the word part command and part plea. "I will be ready. The kill may be yours, but it is the responsibility of all to see this evil struck down."

It would not be his first wolf hunt. Dutch was resigned to the likelihood that it would not be his last.