KENDRICK 

"Not until I say so." I shot back, clenching my jaw as I continued to hasten down the rocky path, avoiding the cruel-looking, jagged tree roots and rocks in my path. 

He nodded. "Okay." 

Taking one last look at the ruined boundary, I turned to Ace. "I want them ready when we get there, all of them on chains. And they should be ready to talk, because I want answers right now." 

When we finally made it back inside, the air there was damp and heavy. The ten of them were all lined up, a good number with damned looks on their faces as I walked in, taking a...