11/9/2025, 8:31 PM
Sapair never came upon a wanderer without bristling his menace. The desert rarely bred humility. The breaking heat likewise affected wolfkind in their relations with one another. Where food was scarce, so too was grace. Jodai had dealt with more than one performer who liked the sound of his own voice too much.
He did not check himself but drove in upon the bent figure, snuffling the strange scent of their furs and then the collection of objects spilled at her side. Only when she was deemed devoid of threat did he pace back. Hard eyes settled on the pale snout.
Like so many in Satriya, she was only a child.
“Rise,” he bid, caring not to temper the harsh sound of his own nature, but he noted her discipline. It set her apart from others.
“Where is your family?”
He did not check himself but drove in upon the bent figure, snuffling the strange scent of their furs and then the collection of objects spilled at her side. Only when she was deemed devoid of threat did he pace back. Hard eyes settled on the pale snout.
Like so many in Satriya, she was only a child.
“Rise,” he bid, caring not to temper the harsh sound of his own nature, but he noted her discipline. It set her apart from others.
“Where is your family?”