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After three moons had passed, the warriors of the Vaynot clan went forth to the snowy field that stretched from the edge of the forest to the riverbank. It was still before dawn when they stopped and waited for the enemy. Their camp stood nearby. Initially the elders had not planned to move from their site, but the previous night they changed their minds and ordered that the chums and possessions be gathered up, and that all those who could not fight be sent to higher ground some distance away.
The Vaynot clan’s decision to move away from the area may seem peculiar, just like the war itself where two men had accepted a challenge from an entire clan. But when the elderly emissaries returned, they brought their fear along with them, though they tried to hide it. After long del
