[She doesn't have the language or knowledge to call it what it was. Panic attacks. Post traumatic stress. All she has is her fumbling attempts to describe it in a way that preserved his privacy as best she could when balanced with her desire to keep him safe.]

My boss said that the hunts were worst when the wars were almost over, because all the human lords were desperate for anything that would make their forces stronger... but now the wars are over. About fifteen years now.