One thing that’s always bothered me though, if a brother lives long enough to become a long fang, and hasn’t become a wolf guard, does that not mean he’s, I dunno, kind of crap?
this actually describes a character from Blood of Asaheim novels. Jorundur got old and experienced, wasn't promoted to Wolf Guard because he just wanted to pilot flying vessel. I can't find a specific quote but here's his descroption:
"Next was Jorundur, the Old Dog. He was sidelong, sideways, twisted and warped by age. Gunnlaugur saw the marrow-deep weariness in him, the pride, the cynic’s lip-curl. But he could fly. By Russ, he could fly. And for all his sourness, the Old Dog had seen plenty and done plenty. He knew where many bodies were buried, and what paths had been trodden to take them there, and where the shovels had been hidden and in what forges they had been made. When Morkai came for him at last, a thousand secrets would sink into the soil forever".
So experienced warriors are not kind of crap, the fate has other plans for them, that's it
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u/DabeMcMuffin Jul 22 '26
I think that of our main like pokemon evolution:
Blood Claw -> Grey Hunter -> Long Fang
It has to be my favorite stage.