Hoshor Plains allotment

The panther was not convinced of the righteousness of this nanuq's anger, but he did not press the issue just yet. He only murmured a quiet assurance: "They are fearsome opponents. If you were not ready, it is good you did not place yourself in their paths."

It was only when red woman was brought into this that he understood who she was talking about — and a fierce anger burned in him for the trader. The kind that had little to do with anything so much as it did the season that was upon them. Dutch did not want Ariadne for himself, and under duress, he might admit that Kaluktuk had at least partial right — or perhaps even a duty — to correct Sulukinak's behavior. But he was still a rival in the rut, and the panther was no more pleased with the idea of sharing space with him than Sulukinak was.

"You will stay here with me," Dutch replied, shifting enough that he might use her scruff as a pillow. "Who else came? Of our wolves."