Lenora's POV
Cassian's response arrived within a day. It was short and, for the first time, entirely without charm:
She's not here. She was, briefly — two days ago, before the transfer. She left before my people could detain her. She was heading further east. One of my outriders followed her trail to the border of the Ashglen territory. I'm sending three riders. — C
Ashglen.
The territory east of Duskveil, between the pack lands and the capital city. Mountain country, forested, with a tradition of neutrality that the larger pack structures had always interpreted as an invitation to use it as a corridor for things that couldn't move through official channels.
I showed the letter to Yeva.
She was at the confluence, managing a supply delivery with her usual brisk efficiency. She read it
