It too was dried and cracked, the blood veins had long since dried and custed over but he could still catch the faint waft of deep, invigorating rain-water. Anach amenos sylph!”
At’tu did not respond and this seemed to anger the leopard, who shouted more strange words and thrust his spear in for the kill, until a commanding, feminine voce called out, “Mahtem!”
The spearpoint stopped just short of the jackal’s throat as the leopard looked over his shoulder. Xxnx She growled something he did not understand and wearily shook his head, “I do not answer to you.” his voice was weak but the leopardess stepped back and hissed as she pulled an amulet of protection from around her neck and held it to her lips. The three raised their spears and the commanding female stopped them, “Mahtem!
