Dawnlark Plains ι

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no longer in control did not mean dead. skorpa stood fast as ayovi spoke to the chieftain's wife, and though he understood only some of what was said, the emotion was clear.

the woman of whom blackfell had spoken was sister to this one. he did not like the way she acted, and moved in heavy step closer to ayovi. skorpa might well understand the pain of such conflict, but he did not wish regnvand to bear any brunt.

"be peace," he growled in heavy tongue, disliking the way the reindeer woman seized what had been freely offered, her command. what was it that he did not care for? he supposed it was the cold formality of her voice. it mirrored darukaal.

where was this sister? soft, to ayovi; "noget er usagt. hendes søsters mand udfordrede høvdingen. men da hans kones prøvelser kom, vendte høvdingen sig bort. han ville ikke kæmpe."

she spoke only of her sister. that much skorpa did know. feeling as though their time had been wasted, he thought upon the name nagruk but kept silent, eyes trained to the reindeer woman, who seemed now to have some connection with the glacier at least in relation.

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