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The senior ritualist stared cal his throat just enough to give Varg no excuse to rip it out Varg did not return the gesture at all "Master Khral What now?"

"As every day, War you, on behalf of the people of Narash and Shuar, to turn aside fro our people to the de rumbled, "the people of Narash and Shuar like to eat"

Khral sneered "We are Canim," he spat "We need no one to help us attain our destiny Especially not the derunted "True We will take our destiny on our own But obtaining food is another matter"

"They will turn on us," Khral said "Theus, they will turn and destroy us You know this is true"

"It is true," Varg said "It is also tomorrow I am in command of today"

Khral's tail lashed in irritation "Once we have separated from the ice ships, we can pick up the pace and make landfall within a week"

"We canreplied "There are no range charts of the sea this far north We would have no way to knoe entered a leviathan's territory"

"We are the rowled low in his chest "I find it ree with idiocy"

The ritualist's eyes narrowed "We ed "But ould not owe our lives to the charity of the dein to rebuild on our own"

"Leave the ice ships," Varg said "The sa people"

"Sacrifices must be made if we are to remain true to ourselves," Khral declared, "if our spirits, our pride, and our strength are to remain pure"

"I have noticed that those who speak as you do are rarely willing to include the those sacrificed"