Kapitel 112: | Working In Pairs

'This is the mother of all long shots,' Jack sighed, as he and Amon Blood braved the crowds filing out from Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo was closed already, and the park would soon follow. Jack just hoped that his heightened senses would help him and Blood evade security and get inside.

'That stick insect Aramin at the gallery was very specific on the blower to Maski,' Amon Blood reminded him. 'She asked if his white wolves were ready to leave the zoo tonight, and it sounded to me like they were.'

'I know, I know, and there are two white wolves on loan to Lincoln Park,' Jack said. Ava had unearthed that little gem while flicking through the tourist information left in their room at the Drake. 'But Maski stealing a couple of wolves just seems stupid.'

'Those wolves are incredibly rare, practically extinct outside of zoos,' Amon said. 'Maybe Maski wants them stuffed as teddy bears, I don't know. The point is, they seem to figure in his plans somehow.'