Duskfire Glacier hebamme

a second child arrived, a robust and flame-caped girl who at once began to examine what mahler had brought. he heard lane's scold, and moved to aid her by placing a heavy, large paw protectively over the bundle in silent signal to the children that it was not theirs.
another time, the gargoyle twinkled toward the cuteling pair, despite the gravity of his conversation with lane. a cat — "it attacked a young leader of ours, this cat, if it is the same," the gargoyle said softly, suddenly rife with a strange and particular anguish. "she did not come home, but i did not find her."
he looked down at the healer's children once more. "praimfaya vould have continued after the beast. iana — she vas vary of it, vhen i told her."
a silence.
"how many fighters do you think duskfire can spare now? perhaps it is time to put a strong patrol around your land and mine, lane."