"And it's not just us," I said. "There are still stragglers out there, survivors of Packs that have been destroyed. Wolves who have been maimed in the war, who can't continue to hide in the mountains. Family members who don't have anywhere else to go. We are a safe haven, a hiding place others may need to survive the war. I intend to exploit this, as a one-way ticket. Once you are here, you stay disappeared."

"What about the war," John Johnson asked.

"It's basically a standstill," Al said. "The government's strategy is to force wolves into remote areas, keep humans out and then pick them off. It's slow, but...