Octavio and his men ride the highway into the night.
They have been riding east of the river for several hours since Maiden Clara and some of the men rode west, back to the land of the Serbs.
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Close by the woods, Demon gallop$ across the nightly mists.
It picks the scent of Octavio’s band of horsemen.
Demon stops in its tracks.
It raises its snout into the starry blue night.
It sniffs.
It seems to pick up a scent.
It is the scent of Zea’s letter in Octavio’s pouch!
Werewolves can pick up scents in different shades at once.
Like separating flavors in a piece of a flavored turkey dumpling!
Yum!!
Werewolves pick each scent out like picking pickles from tomatoes.
Demon sniffs again, it traces the direction of the scent.
The scent comes from afar, about a couple of
