Herbalists' Cache pain into power

much to think about. much to hear. dark fang's face does not betray much, other than the shifting of eyes, as more and more unfolds in the words of his newly found brother.
protecting meleys makes sense. she is their blood, but also, woman. woman brought life into the world; future of lanzadoii, future of their clan. he understood—only little. but his mind must be much more simple compared to sun eater's.
sun eater was great lanzadoii chieftain for a reason. dark fang was only teeth and flesh. teeth and flesh to rend other teeth and flesh. to hunt caribou, to run alongside the spirits.
i will do this. he says. he will find this sivaak woman, speak to her, force her to safety if he must. it would be done.
black hawk is a traitor. dark fang does not know this black hawk but he commits her name to memory. if he got the chance, she would die. star eater. brother's wife, brother's mate, mother to dark fang's nephews and nieces. she was not to be trusted either; this was what dark fang heard. but his fangs were not meant for her.
a traitorous wife must be slain by the husband she deceived. that was right. that was true.
ears prick as he listens. nodding, faintly. breathing, heavily. consuming this knowledge and thinking of it harshly. i fight, brother. he says firmly. i fight. it was true. beside you. it was true.