Hoshor Plains alleviate

Dutch nodded one; he, too, wished he had felled the man. He tried not to let Alaric's words bruise, as he was sure they weren't meant to. He'd hunted the man too, after all.

"A blessing is just what I am looking for, I think," he replied, although he would have liked to hear just a little more confidence. "And failing that, a poison. If we cannot approach this man without him calling on this dark power, then we must be underhanded to see him stopped."

Dutch wasn't going to risk his life on a man-hunt. He would stand as a shield before anyone from the villages, but he would not go out and provoke a man who could summon bears without any plan or backup.

"It will be some time before I am fit to go out again," he said. "A few weeks, at least. Is this enough time to prepare?"