King Elk Forest instruo

having informed célnes of his intent to depart if he could find a suitable stand-in for the time he would be away, germanicus tested his hard musculature against the churning icewater of the nearby weir. he had stood upon the farthest end of kinsglend; now he slid beneath the surface, hushflower stare roving over the beavers that chittered and stamped their small clawed feet toward him.

célnes and her dream lived. it breathed within all who followed the elk, undeniable even to germanicus. was this a place of gods after all?