72. Track

The walking time to the Tenebris Mountains would take at least five days.

Besides Marcus, only five Shadow agents accompanied Shandra and the demons for the impending raid. According to Alpha himself, a significant number of men could attract the wrong kind of attention.

Infiltration would be impossible, as everyone inside knew each other, and those who were not known were exhaustively interrogated. So the plan was simple: Marcus would go as the new Clan Leader to discuss situations, create new alliances, and gather valuable information about distant battles that could or could not interfere with their own affairs.

Sam and Julian would assume different human forms instead of their usual ones. When Shandra asked if it would be useless since demons and other creatures were recognized by their smell, Marcus simply told her not to worry and that everything had already been taken care of.

When they stopped to have lunch, Shandra was amazed to see Marcus and the other werewolves devouring a