Starglow Basin deioces

a strong hunter. a man who did not challenge.

zoug was silent. candle's ability to speak had always exceeded his, and now that he had fewer reasons to speak, the man had all but turned back on words he had previously spoken.

instead he shifted almost imperceptibly beside candle, signalling her attention. two quick, subtle gestures, one of which was only a roll of his shoulder, said ask him about wolf. where wolf has been seen. where he has walked. where he has hunted.