THE RESCUE

“Are you sure you weren’t followed by anyone there?”

“Yes Alpha, we used the secret passageway on the left wing of the event venue. Even if they managed to follow us out to the tower, we would have sensed and smelled out their presence once they pass through our territory’s gardens, since it is made up mostly of open space.”

“Alright. The Elders are all here in the ballroom but you never know if they’ve sent someone out to tail you.”

Ma’Heron was slowly waking up, but as he listened intently to the conversation he was overhearing, he decided to play dead. This was quite easy to do since it seemed he and his “companions” were in total darkness, somewhere with solid walls based on how the speaker’s voice was echoing.

“How long will they be still staying there, Boss?”