Arrow Lake The beat of the drums

dragomir's excited piping drew a fond glance from mahler, but in the next moment his attention was trained completely upon kazimir. the woman's mirth influenced his own; he shook out his ruff and bumped his shoulder against that of ingram, before turning to sidle alongside sadiq.
he had some trepidation over kazimir offering herself as potential tribute to the palmated antlers, but knew he must trust in her judgement. a nod was given the assembly; he hung back as they presumably began to move off, readying himself for the rush even as he tensed in anticipation of a brutal hunt this day.