HATCH

“Alright, what’s the plan?”

Ellemea and I turned to Simeon who was looking at us expectantly. “Well, we need to get to the barrier?” Ellemea offered.

“True,” I concurred. “But the real plan is to see how this war can be avoided.” My gaze fell to the basket on Ellemea’s lap. “What’s the basket for?”

I could smell the contents and it was definitely meat.

“A peace offering. There’s an old saying among the witches that if you’re going to meet your enemy, you extend the olive branch. Wolves love meat so what better way to show them that we want peace than by giving them that which they love?”

“It’s animal meat?” Simeon asked.

“Deer,” she confirmed. “I bred it myself.” That explained it because there are not a lot of wild animals in North America.