The older wolf's voice was little more than a broken whisper, but one that grated against his nerves.

At the top of the steps, she heard the broken whispers of her sons.

In a broken whisper, he told the rest of his tale.

She was silent for a moment and then began in a broken whisper.

Her voice came again, a whisper now, fierce but broken.

"This isn't the end," she promised in a broken whisper.

"I have to tell you," she insisted in a broken whisper.

Then suddenly, his voice failing him, he said in a broken whisper, "My good people, what is this?

Presently her singing ceased, and she spoke again, but this time in broken whispers.

She told him huskily and in a broken, breathless whisper.