MILTHU MUST HAVE STRUGGLED to follow them discretely and he was only a child so even the moderate pace they kept was exhausting to him. Aalyan made the decision to pause for a meal earlier than he thought Telez would have, but as the only adult present, it was at his discretion.
Naneni and Sirin certainly were not displeased to be asked to go find some small prey.
His first thought when he heard the familiar cadence of a big cat running was that it was one of them.
But the form that erupted into the clearing where he and Milthu were setting up a small cooking fire was not dark but spotted.
It seemed one of his brothers would not be enough.
“Jave?” Aalyan asked.
His brother growled, fangs longer than his fingers bare and gleaming in the low light of the sunset. It took some effort to
