Aalyan
His old territory smelled different enough to make him pause near the edge. Was it his nose or the land itself? He wondered. Libi hadn’t mentioned any changes that could explain something so massive.
“You are right,” Telez said behind him. “Better announce our presence now.”
Before Aalyan could explain that hadn’t even crossed his mind, his brother-in-law was cupping his hands and roaring.
It wasn’t that long until the first leopards appeared. They’d been told and agreed to the visit in advance by Libi, but maybe it wasn’t common knowledge because Aalyan’s brother was staring at him open-mouthed.
“Milthu,” he said, stepping forward.
“You... Um,” Milthu gulped hard. He was only ten and just starting to learn how to scout for prey, years away from being allowed to hunt anything
