I hope your brother is worth the price of your life.

Leran

We can't have any uninvited guests or a sudden return of the Queen, so I send some men out to check the area. 

Our main focus is on the ritual- there's little to no time to lose. If we miss the Blood Moon, we could send the entire species to damnation. Only an Obsidian can kill us, and there are three of them now. One wouldn't be a threat, but one with pups to protect is something else. 

I joined one of the groups so the women wouldn't have to roam around alone. Still, it's strange to stand off to the side and watch Leah stare off into the distance. She's one of the few Guardians that can't leave the territory until I say otherwise.

She reaches her hand over the border, and before I can warn her, Lea