![]() Many Ravens now believe that Torak must be sacrificed near the Mountain of the World Spirit. The prophecy states that the Listener, who "talks with silence and fights with air", will offer his heart's blood to the World Spirit and thereby kill the demon-bear. He wins by temporarily blinding Hord with steam this action, together with a dog whistle which Torak has made to summon Wolf, leads Fin-Kedinn and the Raven mage to see Torak as the "Listener" of a prophecy. To regain his freedom, Torak fights Hord, Renn's brother, who is older and stronger, to prove his innocence. ![]() They are taken to the Raven camp so Torak's fate can be decided by Fin-Kedinn, the Raven Clan leader. A few days later Torak and Wolf are captured by three members of the Raven Clan, including a girl called Renn, who accuse Torak of stealing one of their roebuck. He realises the cub is the guide, and over time they bond. After failing to kill it out of compassion, he discovers that he can communicate with it. Torak heads north and soon encounters an orphaned wolf cub. ![]()
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