บท 431: Vengeance

LERRIN

While Lerrin's direct challenge to Reth required less preparation than outright war, the wolves would not gather under the eyes of their enemies without a plan for escape in the event of betrayal or ambush. Lerrin tried to downplay the necessity, and his efforts were taken—as he intended them—as confidence in himself to beat Reth.

By the early hours of the morning, everything seemed to be in order, though there was a tingling anticipation in the camp—and in the pack mind. Lerrin couldn't shake the idea that something was about to happen, that a threat was imminent. He couldn't stop looking over his shoulder and he noticed most of the other wolves doing the same. The feeling hung over them like a storm brewing. Lerrin just prayed he'd have them in front of Reth before it broke.

Two hours after she left, Suhle sent to him, faintly, that Reth had received and accepted the challenge.  He would meet Lerrin at the Hallowed Ground at high sun.