Chapter 126: Hunger of Miryam
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He felt Miryam was calling him from the lair. <<"FATHER, COME BACK, FEEL LONELY. Don’t leave like mommy.">>
He says, "Little one don’t worry, I am coming back. When I am back, We will go on an adventure. I will find you a new mommy (no1). She will take care of you and me both."
An hour before dawn, while crossing fern lowlands, Kai sensed movement. A faint claw ticks, not directed at him yet. Galehorn snorted a warning to him.
Suddenly five silhouettes burst from the thicket, Jagged-Axe Hyenas, two star rank. Likely scouts’ tamed hounds of someone’s.
Kai didn’t slow. He clenched thighs, Galehorn surged. Blueloom rained plasma bead that exploded nearest hyena, +20 EXP. The rest scattered, yipping.
He didn’t want to brand these weak ones. His aura is precious. They aren’t useful to him.
Another kilometre, he broke from the woods into the prairie and angled south-east to return to the Mountain. By high noon suns baked the land, he rationed water, pushing mounts until day waned and basalt monolith pierced sky.
"Home."
As he climbed the secret fissure, the egg’s song swelled, <<FATHER! YOU BACK!>> Joy, hunger, relief all at the same time.
Inside the heart cavern Shadeclaw bowed, tusked boars, snorted greetings, Silvershadow materialised from pillar shadow. All is well.