Shepherd
““As we get closer, the challenges get worse, for the sheep,” Elen said. “We will need your ingenuity.”
“I haven't shown much of that yet.”
“You will.”
The forest path opened onto a broad orange plain. “Here there be dire wolves,” Elen said. “They are large and fierce, and have been known to attack sheep, overwhelming them by sheer numbers and mass. They take some losses, yes, but merely eat their fallen pack-mates.”
“If the sheep can't stop them, how can I?”
“Men know how to handle fire. That's enough to make the difference.”
Ah. “I'll make torches.”
They set to work gathering torch materials while the sheep nibbled cautiously at the edge of the plain, ready to retreat into the protective woods at need. Shep was in one sense relieved to learn that the sheep were not proof against every threat. But that relief was token, while his nervousness was larger. If the sheep could not handle this crossing even with precognition, it must be formidable indeed.
Soon they they had about eight torches.
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