Bearclaw Valley This is where I reside

merrick prowled after the silent woman.
the snow had settled but he had not; evien's skull sat on the altar and the coywolf was undone.
the blood upon her nape glinted like blood; it caused hunger to curl in his belly.
finally he showed himself to her. "how are you settling, vesta?" merrick purred, the single eye boring into her as if he saw reason to be suspicious behind her quiet tongue.