The journey was excruciatingly long and tiresome for Astella as she rode on accompanied by Malcolm and his surviving pack. They crossed several hidden hamlets throughout the woods and was sure they had gone a long way. Astella was definitely certain that she had gone a long distance from the cabin where Ryan and his guards held her captive. She was beyond relieved as she felt freedom once more having no feeling of her child's life or hers being threatened.

She was instinctively confused and unaware as to the next location and why Malcom wanted her to meet the Alpha of the rogues. She recalled the mythical tales told about...