nightsheep

Outside, the wind whispered, and heavy spring snow fell across the holding he had begun to build, not that he had ever expected to be a herder, but the nightsheep were more tractable than pteridons, and only those with Talent could manage them.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

According to Asulet, the recently rediscovered creatures, the nightsheep, while somewhat dangerous, tended not to be aggressive unless attacked.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

When you reach the Iron Valleys, find the nightsheep.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

You will learn how the nightsheep can sustain you.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

The scrats eat the seeds, but not much else besides nightsheep will browse on the shoots.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

The nightsheep usually graze in the area of the ice sands.

Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

He had no idea how many soarers remained or what the relationship between sanders and soarers might be, whether the sanders were another people or more like nightsheep to the soarers.

Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003

From where she had been riding, to the east of the nightsheep, Wendra reined up abruptly, wincing.

Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003

The traders in Dekhron, and those few others all along the Vedra, probably had more in common with Lanachrona than they did with crafters of Iron Stem and the herders of the north, and the nightsheep herders were few and far between across the arid quarasote plains.

Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003

In the meantime, Alucius avoided the bush, as he would any quarasote, since all had spikes able to rip deep into the flesh of almost any animal, except the nightsheep, who foraged on the newer shoots.

Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003