30 We will keep them apart

Nate

For the past three days, I have been visiting our allies. I met three of our closest neighbors on the first two days. As I had suspected, none of them had experienced the rise in border attacks that we had. I didn’t give away anything about Mark or what we suspected, but they came to the conclusion that our pack was the target, and they assured me they’d aid us if necessary.

Yesterday, though, the things I saw in two of the packs I visited made me suspicious. I only met the Beta in both packs, claiming that their Alpha family went on a trip, but they kept referring to them in past tense like they were dead. I hid that I recognized it and sent two observers to each pack.

We might be allies, but they are hiding something. Many members of our pack come from other packs, thanks to the numerous mating balls my mother hosted over the years. This comes in handy when we need information. We have family ties with both of these packs, and I sent our people for a ‘family visit.’ They will