( But he seems adrift for a moment, dulled of his blade-sharpness. Ears alert, head tipped feline and slanted to the side, hearing, hearing, hearing —
Until the possibility clicks into certainty like the last steel eyelet finds place and purpose on chainmail, and he knows the distant, heavy slip of weight isn't feet, but shifting — ...mass.
The creature. He nods ahead: )
North. ( A correction, menial — concession to his earlier foolhardy: ) North-east.
( But foremost north, where the barrels line to receive the day's fresh cider, and she has her fortress. )
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( But he seems adrift for a moment, dulled of his blade-sharpness. Ears alert, head tipped feline and slanted to the side, hearing, hearing, hearing —
Until the possibility clicks into certainty like the last steel eyelet finds place and purpose on chainmail, and he knows the distant, heavy slip of weight isn't feet, but shifting — ...mass.
The creature. He nods ahead: )
North. ( A correction, menial — concession to his earlier foolhardy: ) North-east.
( But foremost north, where the barrels line to receive the day's fresh cider, and she has her fortress. )