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No Mercy woke from a troubled sleep to see a brown nose inches from his own. The tall buck standing above him was so close he could feel the hot breath on his face and for a second Mercy was certain the Kimeti had stepped straight out of his nightmares and intended to devour him whole.

"So you’re the one." The buck said; voice distant and ending with a strange, elongated sigh.

His nightmares never spoke.

Mercy hissed and bit.

A minute later found the antlered buck a safe distance away, blood dripping from his nose. He didn't seem overly perturbed by the wound; in fact, he seemed to sink in and out of consciousness even as he stood there, his gaze seeking places no one else could see.

No Mercy’s ranting and threats of violence had no effect.

"We should go," the buck said eventually, interrupting another long thread of obscenities.

No Mercy blinked in angry surprise.

Farseer turned away from his half-brother and began to walk, expecting the poisonous buck to follow.

Farseer accepted the lick from his sister with a grateful sigh. Then they continued onwards along their destined path. It felt reassuring to take each step, knowing it had been predestined and that he had seen it. Or at least seen part of it; how the day would end was a mystery even to him.

No Mercy looked both puzzled and rebellious. He said a few things, mostly vicious words that never reached their target. But before the other buck had faded from view, he was following despite himself.

At the end of their path, awaited their unsuspecting family. Sainfoin was pressed close to Sweetvetch as usual, softly answering her father’s inquiries. Nose-in-the-air was trying not to make his adoration for his offspring too obvious, but was failing miserably with the doting look in his eyes.