Verdigris Ravine (M) And wrens have begun to sing an old song in the mouth of your kettle.

when the wolf moved toward s'ari, it was too much for zoug. in silent fury he descended the red cliff, keeping still to the darkness of deep maroon until he had reached the wolf and the coyote.

the reek of blood and illness prickled zoug again. he came openly to the side of s'ari. the wolf smelt of sickness, and crimson wet the sand.

zoug did not want to touch the wolf. he wanted her to leave, to take her plague with her. but the open worry in s'ari told the clan hunter that this one was special.

that the other would bring the beast inside the ravine stirred wariness and anger in zoug, but he fell back behind the wolf and s'ari, indicating that he would bring up the rear and watch for others, as well as monitor any deepening blood-trail from the wolf.