Chapter 11
A Prophecy of Giants
In a tribe of eagle hunters legendary for their skill at killing wolves, Khaidu became the best. Arelat and Etchigu were still chief hunters, but the greatest number of kills belonged to the white-headed eagle and the i***t girl. Etchigu, Mamai, and nearly all Khaidu’s brothers were overjoyed at her successes. She could hardly believe it herself.
On an especially clear day, when the wind was only a caress on the cheek, not a slap in the face, she even thought that she could feel her legs a little more than usual.
The now nightly conversations with Sabíana were an even greater source of joy. After so much time of enforced silence, it was a drink of cold water through a parched throat. Khaidu began to live only for the hunt and for the night. When she reme
