Nova Peak [m] red wine supernova

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silentsnow flashed past, a swordlight of snow in punishing pursuit of a woman who should never have come. skorpa made no move to stop her, and in fact stood pleasantly aside as she pounded out on swift paws.

watching the darukaal woman retreat and the mountainwolf drive down, the bearman cleared his throat. "you have woman with child inside. do not lose her for being fool." his shoulders softened. "the gods bless. they give. but they take too."

burning eyes turned toward the man. "they give to you, lorcan. keep favor with gods."

skorpa moved now. his own settlehearth called.

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