Nova Peak Muupüchi

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ayovi had gone to ground. skorpa watched her with trepidation and some excitement, biddable and cajoling as always. but for all others it might seem the bearsword wore a perpetual narrowing of suspicious eye.

silatuyok called, but skorpa finished spitting the haunch of caribou on a pinewood skewer before he licked blood from his claws and moved to answer.

the pale woman with the soft voice was given a brusque nod of welcome. her counterpart, a tall man with odd eyes, received skorpa's next closed glance. "you find winsook. i am skorpa. silatuyok have tell you af mountain?"

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