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Success -- the rabbit ran right for Merrick, and met its end at the other youth's teeth. Its screaming was not unlike the sound the other hare had made when it was skinned alive, and Breccan realized that Merrick had carefully managed not to actually kill it. He had never actually explained why he was torturing his prey, but it seemed that Breccan would not learn why on this day; the only reason that Merrick killed this particular animal a moment later was in order to present his hunting partner with half of the spoils.

"Thanks," he said, as Merrick took his portion of the body and slipped away. He stared in the direction that his companion had gone for a long moment, then shook his head and picked up the rabbit's hindquarters as he went the other way.