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He heard the bark and froze, glancing around to find the source. It didn't take long because she stood out like a sore thumb against the winter-painted mountainside. She was the strangest creature he had ever seen. She smelled similar to a wolf, but she looked nothing like one. 

He continued to look her over, his gaze shrewd and icy. The canyon is claimed, Kallik told the stranger. You'll have to go around if you intend to cross the mountains. He could smell the sickness on her, which didn't bode well for her. Being in the mountains, in the winter, while sick was a deadly combination. But he was hesitant to make that his problem. There were still only a few of them in the canyon. The soldier wasn't sure it would be wise to waste resources on the stranger, whatever she was.