Marcus's Point of view

There was a heavy silence that pressed down like a warning, and the air in the area was heavy with tension. Marcus folded his arms and looked forward at the darker tree line. He had asked that his pack warriors keep a few paces behind him, but they were still at his back. It was a risky encounter. It is most likely that anything could happen either planned or unplanned.

However, I realized that I could no longer afford to ignore the building storm following the most recent assault on one of my pack's strongholds. The rogues weren't behaving impulsively. They had a plan. Coordinated. This...