Duskfire Glacier He doesn't look a thing like jesus

Veteran watched his mother greet the stranger from a distance. He too had put together from the information in the howl that this man was family to Issorartuyok, but that didn't mean he was trustworthy. Just look at Makatza-- she was Veteran's half-sister, but she was also a bloodthirsty lunatic. 

The child approached warily, ruff raised. Especially with is nearly-healed facial scarring, he might have looked frightening if not for the fact that he was a five-month-old puppy. He was not yet close enough to hear the conversation. So far, his mother either had not noticed his approach from behind, or she ignored it.