Jade Fern Grove not what i consider winning

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dragonfire snort rolled out of the caribou hunter.

ghelan crouched.

sun eater stared hard at the winding lines of white-brown caribou, till his eye blurred.

mollified to hear lanzadoii in the boy's tones, at last his shoulders untensed. "saatsine is your birthright. stand up and become a hunter. you have blood-kin waiting to see you be more."

another thing thieved from him; the faces of brothers, of sisters. clinging desperately to the presence of meleys, sun eater slowly stood. "if you are not ready to be strong, then by the laws of our people i must leave you behind."

darkened muzzle descending near ghelan's ear; sharadoii grating; "so choose to be strong."

sun eater stalked away, stiff-backed and righteous with anger.