Stone Circle on a dare,

ancelin paced out from the valley with @Ameline. drunk on the anticipation of their success at a future, he became bold, and ranged ahead, calling once to @Athalia. the girl might shadow if she wished.
this was not a raid.
they carried meat between them, parts from a deer killed in the meadow.
ancelin dropped his burden beside the border and called out.
join us.
the sound rose higher, stronger. they needed warriors and hunters. bearclaw needed numbers. why collide when the territory of the bearwolves was rich, and now established in this year's children.
bold; daring; ancelin quieted. he waited.