"It was a gray wolf, common to Transylvania, but its strength and size were unusual. It was clearly a Dragga-an alpha …"

"But the wolves had learned from birth to fear the Man above all the predators, for he was a merciless hunter of their…"

"A pack works together, Bran," he cried. "Don't ever forget that. If we don't have that, what by Tor and Fenris do we …"

"You could take nothing of the kind, you fool. Besides, we hunt the weakest not just for the ease of the kill, but so …"

"So be it. "You have chosen your own destiny, Palla. And since you cannot forget the past, then let it return to haunt…"

"Ask a scavenger's permission to eat?" she snorted. "No, Larka, we are Putnar, we ask no one's permission."

"A good lesson for survival, children. When we can't find game, wolves must look to the flying Lera to aid us and scav…"

"As a she-cub is whelped with a coat that is white, And human child stolen to suckle the Sight From a place where inju…"

"Imaro exploded. "Why do men fight like starving lions over yellow metal and let valuable cattle go?""

"When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings."