Spirit Runner Chapter 63 – Cattle Drove

Path of the Spirit Runner chronicles the tentative alliance that is growing between the Este and Rhynns. It also follows the coming of age, not only of Lamochatee in Tallu, but of the young Hawks in Rhynn.

Riding guard on the grueling Aleron cattle drove is a rite of passage for this next Rootstock Saga generation of young Hawks, just as it was for their fathers in Legend of the Storm Hawks.

The annual trek to Turniff market is ingrained in the Rhynn way of life as it was to the 17th century Scottish Highlanders whose echoes shaped the future cycle.

Some reading, if you’re interested in the history:

• Highland Cattle – Wikipedia
• The Highland Drovers – Scottish History Online
• Scottish Highland Drovers – Perthshire Travel Guide
• Crieff Tryst and History – Wikipedia

Turniff and the Ochmoon Meet is based on reading about the rough and rowdy Crieff and Falkirk Trysts.