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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    The creature's strange manners reminded Ashe of the mountain clans. Where everyone was at least partially related. Shut off from the world, like adult babies relearning behaviors on exposure. Perhaps that's what this was. Another cult of something or other – a bunch of rock humpers and thumpers...
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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    Rangan? Sounded familiar...in and old sort of way. There was the pass. And there was that lullaby that made little badgers mind their steps and guard their burrows with care. That if you fought too much, or stole, or misbehaved – a great shadow would descend upon you and all your worries would...
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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    Every pack had a top dog, but Ashe was yet to nail down the head of this particular snake. Whoever it was, Pava was submissive enough to correct himself where no one else of note could hear him. Must be some name to command such respect. Ashe had made his bread by knowing which names should be...
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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    Arev's mouth was half open to more pleasantries, but in truth, he was afraid of Ashe. And the badger looked none too happy he'd gotten so chatty. So he nodded enthusiastically, but spoke no more of it. Ashe looked at the stranger, amused, before pulling out two pickleberries – a ripe red one...
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    Kindling

    The old blankets carried the aftertaste of the unwashed. That wouldn't do. Arev was on laundry duty this week. Ashe would make a note of this and leave a stake by his bedroll. The youth would perform all his duties more fervently for at least a week after that. Because some reprimands were best...
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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    So it was true. The stranger could see – it certainly would explain not getting killed, lost or falling to an actual accident. Proof came in how easily the creature made its way to the emptied spot. That wasn't how the blind moved. And people...didn't sit like that. Did this mean the creature...
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    Dare First Flight, Hospitality

    Snow carried mixed blessings. Where it helped stay leeward, it made sure to charge in wet fur and trembling claws. Well, the claws weren't a new thing. Shiver had long since crept into the paw – so, in a way, Ashe was blessed with some level of cold resistance. They couldn't make you shiver with...
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    Open Sorry Sack of Bones

    His little snout felt the air. He did not fail to notice the twitchy boys. Threestake, tops. You never killed those first. Because their movements told you all you needed to know. No. You always went for the quiet ones. Less things to worry about. Sniffed again and looked back to the man. He...
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    Open Sorry Sack of Bones

    „We could take 'em.“ „Sit your onestake ass down, son.“ And that was the end of it for a while. Ashe didn't even look at the boy. Simply turned his small beady eyes to Gallows instead. The orkin considered it a moment, then shook his head. He didn't need to ask Mirth what she thought. She was...
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    The Ashfather

    Five minutes and seventeen stakes later, Pip stopped speaking out of turn.
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    its and bits

    Twenty five years ago The village had resisted bravely. Too bravely. Enough piss in their blood to stir the acid in his gut. And they knew what they did – he saw it in their eyes. So when they resorted to pleading and prayer – he burned the Eighthouse first. Made them all watch as thatch...
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