At 15, the boys undertake their 'Wolf Slaying' but when it is Drem's turn, he slips and is nearly killed, surviving only when Vortrix wounds the wolf, which escapes.Īs a result, he is sent to the Half People, only meeting his former friends when they provide the Wolf Guard to protect the sheep.
He teaches himself to compensate for his disability and at the age of 12 goes to the 'Boys House' to learn how to be a warrior while there, the Chieftain's son Vortrix becomes his friend and blood brother. To pass the test of manhood, he must kill a wolf on his own those who fail are expelled from the tribe and sent to the 'Half People' who herd sheep on the South Downs.ĭrem lives with his elder brother Drustic, grandfather, mother and a girl named Blai, abandoned years before by a travelling bronzesmith. The story centres on Drem, a young boy who dreams of becoming a warrior and earning the right to wear a kilt of 'Warrior Scarlet' but fears his crippled right arm will prevent this.
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