When Paul-who-isn't-his-father and Jaelle-who-isn't-his-mother die, Kevin dan Davor of the andain has been around twelve years old for going on twenty-five years
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Theoretically, Kevin could slip off from the pack, transform himself back into his other form, and leave with no other difficulty.
Theoretically.
But to be fair, it is hard to think so rationally when one is in the middle of a herd of stampeding elkor, or, more properly, when one is a stampeding elkor.
It takes Kevin a few moments to realize that he's now alone.
Elkor are supposed to be part of a herd. Elkor don't run alone. It's what Kevin likes about them.
He puts on an extra burst of speed, squelching down panic with some difficulty. He knows how the elkor run, and he knows how their predators run, too. This isn't right -
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The elkor know this very well.
It is one reason why the approach of the wolves sends them bounding away across the steppes.
Survival is a strong motivator.
And the wolves are hungry --
Or so it would seem.
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Theoretically.
But to be fair, it is hard to think so rationally when one is in the middle of a herd of stampeding elkor, or, more properly, when one is a stampeding elkor.
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The wolves prey on neither the weak nor the young, but instead swiftly and skillfully arrow toward one young buck.
And that one they separate from the herd, driving him ever onward, toward the forest.
He has a long, long way to go.
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Elkor are supposed to be part of a herd. Elkor don't run alone. It's what Kevin likes about them.
He puts on an extra burst of speed, squelching down panic with some difficulty. He knows how the elkor run, and he knows how their predators run, too. This isn't right -
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