Dragoncrest Cliffs Bring me another!

a few short words, and phobos put val's mind at ease. these days, men in sapphique were in short supply. they either stayed long enough to spread their seed in sapphique's women, or they died.

only he and svalinn remained, weeks, to months, to years. he wondered if he was looking at the next generation's svalinn or val in these two peering faces - though pepper was more his contemporary in terms of age.

we won't be in your fur long, pepper intoned. val gave him a brief smile before he stepped back, revealing the open meadow of bluepeace. this is bluepeace - our rendezvous is that way -- he pointed to a glittering lake in the distance, where the roja den abutted. i'll howl to let the pack know.

val's song rose to the pearl-tinged skies, announcing to all of sapphique their newest joiner.