Emberwood if he's a king, he's a priest and god too

merrick enjoyed nothing more than the transformation of light into darkness, and so the way that ashlar's jubilance flagged pleased him greatly. 
"coyote," he told the pair; the creature that lurked in him. in her, in a small way. in tadec. with each of the beasts killed, the bearking felt redemption grow closer for him
but this was not upon the forefront of his mind. it was ashlar's ability to kill, to take a life from something similar to his own flesh.
nodding toward the red huntress, he motioned the boy with him, prowling toward the right as he felt avicus might see the gesture and know to trap the animal between them.
into the darkened shadows. he followed the path indicated by his red-girl.