Dragoncrest Cliffs so, i robbed you blind.

he felt stupefied by sobeille's touch. he looked at her, slightly slack-jawed, as she spoke.

etienne. he knew that name. but he did not know where swiftcurrent was.

and then his sister spoke names dead and gone, and his shoulders sagged with the news he had to give her.

papa val is dead, lafayette told her, and felt the wind go out of him, all of a sudden. it took him a moment for him to regain his composure. the ot'ers, gone. dese wolves live near de coast, down from us.

he cocked his head. i will go to etienne an' suzu, he promised. where? how far?

time was, after all, of the essence.