Interesting characters but I found it distracting how certain words are used so repetitively and not quite correctly. To me, the author would be better off using common language. Every reference to a dog‘s mouth doesn’t have to be “maw” especially when the dog is licking his chops awaiting a treat.
“The murk” could occasionally be called gloom or darkness and the frequently used word “verger“ is meant to be “verge“ as in the area leading up to a tree line. I wouldn’t normally think anything of those kind of things but they were so repetitive throughout all the stories I found it distracting.