Ton took a minute, then said, “Look, my pack isn’t the norm like most. Yes, we have a lot of wolves, but I opened my pack to all shifters. I have wolves, cats of all kinds, birds, and well... honestly, too many to name. They’re all good people, and are loved and thought of as family as much as any of my original pack are. If this is going to be a problem...” Jigger interrupted, “It isn’t a problem, Ton. We knew about your pack before we came here. I did some research on your pack when the gods were sending you here.” “You mean the vetting thing, Loki and the other gods talked about?” Ton asked, but it wasn’t really a question. Smiling, Jigger said, “Exactly. I found my research really interesting. I mean, yeah, the band our council lives in is diverse, but it’s mostly of almost-ext

