Wapun Meadow bloodgrand

"Ha! said Dutch. "Forget the meat — bring the women."

He didn't protest this time when Chakliux focused almost immediately on his wound. It was an embarrassing injury, in his opinion, and the less mind others paid it the better. But he understood the seal hunter's concern, even if he did not share it — so he kept his mouth shut on the matter and studied Chakliux in turn. It seemed that both their spirits were flagging; Dutch suddenly recalled how the seal hunter had looked when they first met.

"Chakliux," he said, abruptly serious. "This was beyond both of us. This was intercession. Dark gods favored him."