Altar of Twilight There is no reconciliation

Tulukiri followed the scent of beasts away from the village. She did not have backup; this was a scouting mission, something to impress Moonwoman or flaunt before the other women - as a man might to fellow warriors - and it was a scent she did not know.

So when the cougar launched itself from a ledge, it took a full minute before Tulukiri registered the pain. Another thirty seconds to recognize the stench of blood and the red that covered the stone was her own. The last thing she would see was the stare of a wide-eyed cat, before it grappled her body and tore it to pieces.