Felltree Marsh red duck

he had been guessing, and delight lit the single cruel eye to know he had slung his spear correctly. the moonwords used next confirmed it, and sun eater laughed aloud in open triumph. 

but as its garble died a cold death in the wind, he rounded back upon the girl, gnashing his teeth, corruptive in threat above her. he could not believe it, and his heart raced with the relieved excitement of one who has found his way.

"moondoe. moon woman," sun eater hissed, breath tendriling over her face as he searched for recognition. "they do this to me. but now ice raven has given you to saatsine, and other girl. i take. i show." he bent close. "i want moondoe here. i make her hurt."

he hoped fervently that these names meant something, that she was not only some disposable marriage relation.