Hoshor Plains Bison Hunt 1 [Hephs group]

He was glad to hunt beside Heph, whose face and strength he already knew. It was the two young males that made him most cautious — but Heph separated them into their roles, and he felt a little better knowing what they would each be doing. Then it was only Phox who he was a little puzzled over. If he was not included out of pity, he must surely have some tricks that Valiant wanted to learn.

"I'm ready," said Valiant, feeling as if he could taste the bison already. He hadn't had bison since he was a boy under his family's care — something about this hunt made him feel closer to those that he'd lost, even though most of the faces around him were strangers.

Perhaps that would not be true for very long.