"My name is Tihana," she says, "of the Windspeakers, a tribe from the south of the Great Steppe. We were among the first to challenge the Black Wolves, and we paid the price."
"I am Basileios," you begin. Then a question occurs to you. "'The price,' you said—what became of the Windspeakers?"
"The same thing that befalls any who stand against the Black Wolves," she replies. "There are only a few of us left now, scattered across the steppe. We couldn't stop Zhan-Ukhel, for all that we tried. The same will be true in the north, too, you know."