When Tabin jumped down from the back of the wagon, no one dared breathe. His eyes glittered like ice as they swept over the circle, landing on Rioho. A flash of anger in them was Rioho’s only warning before Tabin leaped the length of the circle and seized the front of the old man’s shirt, drawing a frightened squeak from his lips. A breath away from his face, Tabin growled loud enough for everyone to hear. “Next time you want to mess with someone I love . . . don’t.”

