Larksong Grotto Sangilak

The man huffed, taking on an expression of incredulity.

A man such as yourself, claiming to be a hunter, and you do not chase the caribou? When I saw you I thought, 'Ah! He must be here because of the illness!' But I see I was wrong.

Kigipigak watched his rival's face to see how he would react to this. Did he know of the illness sweeping across the taiga? Between the hunting camps of Moonglow and the heart of Duskfire, the caribou had been well contained and managed so far, but an errant thing could have branched out, found the coast and the red-tail there.

Once more the man of Tartok felt superior.

Even weak as they are, I doubt a man who lives off fish alone could do much to such beasts! And there it was again, that laughter: rolling and crackling from his chest.