Deepfrost was swiftly approaching and soon snow would cover the land, making tracking easier but travel far more difficult. Before that happened, Jigano wanted to get a headstart on bringing in food for LongNight, and who better to ask along than the young woman who was finding her place in a new world? It helped the Settlement and would buy her both trust and respect with those in town if she could bring in some food, and the beasts were as fat as they could get in the Hollowed Grounds with its tired plants and soil.
He had left a notice for her, letting her know where to meet him as the sun was making its descent to the west. There was still an hour of daylight left, but it was fading and the deer and rabbits were beginning to move, while turkey and pheasants were beginning to look for their evening roosts.
The white fox sat at the tip of the Spire's shadow at the edge of the trees, a pale blue gem held in his mouth and a small, cat-sized gryphon nearby, finishing a vole she had caught earlier. Blue eyes scanned the direction of the Settlement, looking forAisha 's arrival - as woman or leopard, but he was eager to see her feline shape for the first time.
He had left a notice for her, letting her know where to meet him as the sun was making its descent to the west. There was still an hour of daylight left, but it was fading and the deer and rabbits were beginning to move, while turkey and pheasants were beginning to look for their evening roosts.
The white fox sat at the tip of the Spire's shadow at the edge of the trees, a pale blue gem held in his mouth and a small, cat-sized gryphon nearby, finishing a vole she had caught earlier. Blue eyes scanned the direction of the Settlement, looking for
