Dragoncrest Cliffs Siren song

but a woman would not receive him—at least, not yet.

val's death (chief among other calamities) had greatly altered lafayette's usually sunny demeanor. there was extra weight in his step these days, a heaviness to his gait that belied the heaviness of his heart. he was at the edge of the great sequoia forest when the fleeting brown form caught his attention.

a man. a strange man. had manman not warned him about such wolves?

with a sigh and a growl in his throat, the ruddy boy slipped through the trees, hackles lifting as he confronted the unfamiliar face.

what you be doin' so close to our lands? lafayette demanded. there was an odd smell about the man, one he couldn't quite place. that made him even warier within this encounter.