[it is done. it is finished. kusaxasaa's slate eye watched the son of his blood depart, a trailing of red in exiled wake. his heart seemed to sag suddenly with pain and with fear, for ghelan. for a revenge. but yet this did not dissuade him. "if she is close, then the others will be also." a snort, bullish; "it is time to seek the valleys. if we find others there, we will maintain peace unless words are given. and if words are given," stare passing over the muradoii children of his blood-drinking wife; "then we will raid. all of us." the lanzadoii had established themselves before and kusaxasaa meant to see that it was done again. a growling note sent steps onward. this place was to be divested, and quickly. but the teeth of saatsine grew each day, and one soon he would be avenged.]

it is done.

it is finished.

kusaxasaa's slate eye watched the son of his blood depart, a trailing of red in exiled wake. his heart seemed to sag suddenly with pain and with fear, for ghelan. for a revenge. but yet this did not dissuade him. "if she is close, then the others will be also."

a snort, bullish; "it is time to seek the valleys. if we find others there, we will maintain peace unless words are given. and if words are given," stare passing over the muradoii children of his blood-drinking wife; "then we will raid. all of us."

the lanzadoii had established themselves before and kusaxasaa meant to see that it was done again. a growling note sent steps onward. this place was to be divested, and quickly.

but the teeth of saatsine grew each day, and one soon he would be avenged.

Yakone could not be led to howl in unison with the rest of the Saatsine.

Call it her final shred of empathy. Or better yet, pity for such blatant stupidity.

What did Ghelan expect to happen? That he’d suddenly sprout all the muscle to overpower Black Scar? That he was even permitted to flee with his life was generous. The cub wonders if he recognized that.

Ash Boy is the first to sing in accord. Yakone looks back to Black Scar, slick with familial blood.

Perhaps the lanzadoii weren’t so futile.