Silvertip Mountain Outside the night wind keens and wails

the story took an infuriating turn. merrick was angry by the end, albeit in his usual silent way. save for the single eye, which leapt with rage and fantasy.
"it was not a fitting end for such a long trial," merrick declared.
the shining pupil expanded until merrick felt the atmosphere around he and the taggerung shrink into a bold and thrumming nothingness.
"it is a shame that carog and kojall did not simply kill the moon owl. then they might both have lived as gods."
he laughed.