Herbalists' Cache white flag

much was revealed, and not all pleasing to the ears of sun eater. he remained unreadable as uuts'taa went on. darukaal shared blood with saatsine, something his mate had not mentioned.

but did she know?

the lanzadoii hunter had assumed gjalla her sister and blackfell a brother of sorts, a cousin.  a relative. his wife had told him that the blackbird shared a history, but with this mention of the glacier, much shifted for his mind.

svalla. a woman who wanted him? was that why they had fought? blood or not, sun eater did not like the dissent between packs.

"darukaal leader is cousin. gjalla is not blood." he watched blackfell. "svalla is not blood. star eater? veksar?" his nostrils flared. "tell me all, uuts'taa."

all. all. all that his wife did not say. all that he had not yet procured. blood wended around sun eater that was not his own, and he felt choked by the tendrils he had only just found were existent.