Chapter 61

“Which one of them do you think was right?” she said.

“That is the tragedy of it,” Caspian replied. “They were both right. Had Adel given in, Khelt would have had the numbers to easily defeat the Sun People, perhaps even without any bloodshed, and the pack would have been well fed. But if Khelt had backed down, not a single life would have been risked, and the hunt could have continued safely.”

“I would have been brave and sided with Khelt,” Netya said.

“Just as I did,” Caspian replied. “Because that is where our loyalties lie. Still, just because Khelt is my friend and your alpha, that makes him no more right than Adel was that night. A seer must understand these things.” He smiled, shaking off the melancholy his story had brought on. “I think you realized that already, though.”

“I cannot blame Adel entirely, even though I want to.”

“And that is what sets you apart from most others. It has been so long since I’ve talked with another person who sees thi