The tribe had waited in relative silence while the small group met. But as they exited the shaman’s hut, those gathered grew more vocal in their demands to know what had transpired.
Shuvog, as chieftain, sat at the end of the outdoor firepit, while Shular remained standing. Urgon, Zhura, and Kraloch sat on the other side of the shaman, leading to even more gasps from the Orcs assembled before them.
Shular held up her staff, calling them all to silence. “We discussed the matter at great length,” she said. “The question of Urgon’s guilt or innocence is now irrelevant. Instead, we must discuss another matter. I shall yield to Kraloch, a shaman of this tribe.” She sat, allowing her protégé to stand.
“As you all witnessed," began Kraloch, "Zhura and Urgon desire to be bonded. What is perhaps
