Ocean's Breath Plateau rosmarus

"the only harvest i know is this," cen said, lifting a paw toward the caribou. she seemed determined that this man was only a companion who could not have her. but the hunter knew men; he knew the hearts of men.

it did not matter if this dutch-wolf had none of nukilik's spirit power. he could possess sulukinak all the same if he wanted. cen told himself it was protectiveness that turned his mind to how he might separate her from all these people and bring her with them when they left moontide. but it was his own jealousy, not for her flesh but for the fact that a man who was not caribou lingered too close to a woman with his own blood.

"tell me of your harvest," cen grunted, shoving aside all words about this dutch.