The hunter met the warlord at the gates of the citadel at the time he said. Noah suspected that Deimos had shown up earlier than Noah had instructed. It was the nature of soldiers -- be on time by being early. Noah appreciated that. He had done his fair share of hunting with soldiers to know their tendencies. Even though he was still getting to know Deimos, there was a truth about soldiers that rang deep that Noah already knew well.
As they moved along, Noah explained how things generally worked on the tundra. He kept his voice low and his tone controlled as they moved along the path Noah had picked out. He hoped it would be fruitful to them -- he had been following a small herd of luxere doe for weeks now. As they walked, Noah explained the tundra. There were always ursurs to be aware of, but with Deimos' ability to compel creatures and Noah's polar bear shift, the hunter felt more at ease (not totally unguarded, though) about the thread of ursurs. At least he now had more than his bow to fight them off. Noah explained to Deimos about how ursurs were a thread because they would throw a full-frontal assault, but wolves were a dangerous threat because they had a reputation of stalking and tracking hunters before attempting their kill. He mentioned how cannibals and exiles alike were a thread before, but not as of late.
been crushed by its weight
there's no stronger message
than dirt in your face
