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New Land, New Life
When they reached Eronenia Pass, spring was finally in the air and food was scarce.
The trip across farm country had proved lucky for the wolves. Hunting a sheep there, then a sheep here had kept them all fairly well fed. The exception was Thalaea, who sickened more each time she ate the raw meat.
As the snow cleared, she was able to find edible herbs to supplement her diet but it wasn’t enough. At some point, she had to resort to stealing from farmers.
This was more easily said than done. Most farm houses were as small as Natai’s house; so sneaking into one in the middle of the night would surely wake at least one member of a farmer’s family. Sneaking in during the day would mean being spotted before long, especially in her gray coat, soaked in houndsblood, stan
