Dawnlark Plains θ

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another northman. it seemed the taiga was full of them, though skorpa thought he himself was far more memorable than either faust or this one.

so there was indeed tension, and this man had come from it. "klanerne her blev enige om fred. lad ham bryde den, ikke dig."

no one else wanted to know their chaos, save for perhaps skorpa. it was hard to put to death those aspects of his nature which had always saved his life. blooded teeth glinted; manly clapping to that tense shoulder invited the former saatsine hunter along.

ayovi, round and pinking like a globe mallow. the mention of sun clan woman's birth reminded him that her own was imminent, and skorpa was consumed by a bolt of homesickness for the calm of her arms. a settlehearth. a happy wife. children playing beyond the mouth of the den. he did not welcome this news, but appreciated his companion's willingness to speak.

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