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Wood exploded In the archway’s gloo knot of Seerdo towards the breached portal, Toc rode his wolf’s vision, saw into the shadohere huge, reptilian shapes stepped into view to either side of the hound and its undead rider

The K’ell Hunters raised their broad blades

Snarling, the wolf sprinted His focus was the gate, every detail there sharp as broken glass whilst all that lay to either side blurred A shift of weight brought hi from the hound and rider’s left

The creature pivoted, sword slashing to intercept his charge

The wolf ducked beneath it, then surged upward, jaide Leathery throat filled his mouth His canines sank deep into lifeless flesh Jaw muscles bunched Bone cracked, then crurip, even as the e drove the K’ell Hunter back onto its tail, crashing against a wall that shuddered with the iether, slicing through wood-like tendon and drythe head from the body

The K’Chain Che’Malle shook beneath hiht haunch

Toc and beast flinched at the pain, yet did not relent

The ornately helmed head fell back, away, thumped as it struck the slush-covered cobbles

Snarling, lifeless shreds snagged on his teeth, the wolf spun round

The hound crouched, spine hunched, in a corner of the archway Blood poured from it Alone, to battle its wounds

The undead swordsman- my brother -- was on his leather-wrapped feet now, his flint sword trading bloith the other K’ell Hunter’s twin blades At speeds uniinable Chunks of the K’Chain Che’Malle flew A sword-bound forear hound

The K’ell Hunter lurched back in the face of the onslaught Shin-bones snapped with a brittle report The huge creature fell over, spraying slush out to all sides

The undead warrior cla his sword to dismember the K’Chain Che’Malle It was a task swiftly completed

The wolf approached the wounded hound The ani to stay away-