Arrow Lake brot und wasser

the shadowpriest listened raptly as kazimir explained at length what humans and dogs were. an inferior race led by what seemed to be a weak one, though dominant. over dogs, at least. such strange things! and yet he was fascinated, falling silent long after she had finished speaking.
and so kazimir was not fully wolf, it seemed, though her ferocity would make a fool of any creature who thought she was weak for it. mahler was not one to judge unless someone had warranted it through their actions. she had not, and so he did not think less of her for things outside her control.
"how did you get avay?" he asked abruptly, breath rising steamlike against the cold air as he turned his eyes upon the woman for a moment. she had said it was an easy life; why had she left then?