They trudged through the woods for another twenty minutes quietly. The tall trees twisted and turned; their branches and leaves shaded the group from the sun. It was so thick and dense that it almost looked like the forest was in its own time zone, a night during the day. No one complained about the trek, keeping their thoughts to themselves. Damon had already told them if they wished to speak to do it through the pack mind-link.
"We are nearly there," Gabriel's voice entered Damon's mind as he slowed his walking down, stopping as he stroked the side of a few trees, his eyes scanning them until he smiled and looked back at the Alpha with a nod.
"Finn, find out if Ajax can shift into something unnoticeable like a small bird that doesn't look out of place," Damon mind-linked his Delta as he glanced at Ajax behind him.
Ajax nodded and looked back at Finn, who mind-linked the Alpha, "He will shift into a blackbird. Did you want him to change now?"