55 Conversation With The Clan Elder

  "What brings you to my quarters, clan elder? Do not tell me that I was only gone for a day but the entire pack is in disarray under your orders."

"Contrary to your expectations, we have fulfilled our responsibility and done our part for the pack. We shall arrive in Hastings in about a week's journey and that is where Duke Romanov makes his appearance."

Leland fell silent as he did believe in his pack's resourcefulness, but even then he showed only modest interest. "What of the baron from Hastings? What has become of his fate when you traveled there?"

A smile formed on the elder's lips and Leland detected a scent in the older man, he was still bathed in the odor of human blood. "Naturally, we obtained the ownership of the castle and even killed his companion."