Chapter 104

“It will only be a few weeks before the heavy rains come,” Khelt said. “The Sun People will be forced to abandon the plains by then.”

“And if they do not?” Adel retorted. “The weather has not dampened their spirits so far. They will not leave until they have the blood they seek.”

“What would you have me do about it? If they come, they come. I did not ask for this fight, but I will defend my pack with my life if they force my hand.”

“Your foolish mind sees only one path, the path of misery and death.”

“I would not expect a female to understand,” Khelt growled. “Least of all you. What do you know of strength and honor? Of the things a man must do to protect those who look to him for guidance?”

Netya listened anxiously from her place across the fire. She had hoped for Adel and Khelt’s arguments to come to an end, but with no sign of the Sun People abandoning their camps on the plains, the animosity between the two of them had reared its head once more. It