The sun is low and the shadows are long by the time the roman tracks the herd to the foothills of a great plateau. An old bull stands sentry while his harem feeds, and young spikes duel at the fringes for a power that might one day be theirs.
A haggard sigh sends plumes of white into the air. Those who wear warcrowns could sooner lie dead in the snow, and a painful twinge in his hip is a jaded reminder that winter breeds weakness in both hunter and hunted.
It is as he sags against a great pine that he notices them. Wolf tracks, entangled with elk. His hackles raise and he kneels to examine them, though his gaze remains fixed on the treeline for signs of movement.
A haggard sigh sends plumes of white into the air. Those who wear warcrowns could sooner lie dead in the snow, and a painful twinge in his hip is a jaded reminder that winter breeds weakness in both hunter and hunted.
It is as he sags against a great pine that he notices them. Wolf tracks, entangled with elk. His hackles raise and he kneels to examine them, though his gaze remains fixed on the treeline for signs of movement.
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