Brimana

 As he ate, Daniel mulled over what he had seen and done. The land far to the west was gutted--little or no normal flora and fauna, other than what the invaders had needed to leave. Again, not much. All surviving wildlife had fled in advance of the horde. Also, not much had survived in that regard. What had survived, however, were some of the deadliest, most cunning, roaming predtors. They would not arrive for some weeks, but the result would be a cascading effect: Theses predators would push others, eating the normal supply of game. More predators would advance east, further depleting prey. Thus, even though the deadliest natural beasts