Protected by a Friend
What he saw left him speechless. His companion, the reindeer who had led him here, had stepped forward. It placed itself firmly between him and the herd, its body a barrier. The animal circled him slowly, releasing loud, guttural cries that echoed through the clearing. Andrew realized with shock that the sounds weren’t random. They were words in a language he couldn’t understand—but the herd clearly could.
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