Herbalists' Cache pain into power

"i would not like to fight, dark fang," sun eater grinned through a greying haze of pain. "i am a warrior. i will die in fighting. but there is no reason to fight if i am who is wanted."

only him. 

he closed his eye and for a time it seemed he might sleep. the sound of his own voice was almost startling again when he heard it. 

"the saatsine must go. one of my blood must take them to a place i will decide when it is time. this land is rich, and the caribou have begun their spring walk."

"but i will find the truth of darukaal before they come. if my wife has gone to them, it might again be her voice which stops it. i will be slow."

"remember that they are not like us. they serve a throne. maybe a queen. you serve the caribou."

sun eater rested again. "we will gather the sun clan. i will give them three choices. and i will take any who wish to stand with me. but they must choose as you have."