Bearclaw Valley there is nothing you can say to them

under normal circumstances astara would have halted and thoroughly inspected this rounded, circular beast that joined their midst-- but today, her mind was elsewhere. on the danger easthollow presented to her children's livelihood.

she strode past merrick, leaving him with the duty of explaining to the roughshod beast what had transpired.

she seized rosina's body by the scruff and began to haul -- eyes set on easthollow.