Ocean's Breath Plateau grandheart

He had a new job to do, which felt like an addition to what he had been doing prior. His training was put aside first to watch the women while Chakliux had been busy on his hunt, and now to build upon the lodge as a man should. Raiyuk was thrilled to be given this work.

Knowing the lodge was growing to include Matteo as well, a lodge-brother, gave him pause - and he was surprised, and glad, to include the boy.

But his father would be gone. To hunt the stranger, he presumed. A look shared between them. I could go with you. I could hunt the man too. His head up, chest puffed; he felt more like a man every day and wanted to again prove this to his father, the great teacher.