**Kael's Point of View**
The forest was a whole new world at night. The familiar paths and the comforting smells of pine and wet earth were now covered in a new, heavy awareness. It seemed like every shadow was watching. The usual sounds of nighttime life were quiet, as if the animals could tell that something was wrong in their area.
My team moved in a ghostly quiet way. Jake and Ryker stood on either side of me, their senses at their highest. Orin, our lead tracker, was behind us, constantly sniffing the air. Elara, the pack's most powerful mystic, was in front of us, her hands glowing with a soft, preparatory light, ready to sense the unnatural.
We weren't going to the factory itself. Jake's report was very clear. The leftover energy was no longer focused on the building. It had gone
