That evening after supper, the battle lord called for another meeting, this time in the empty dining hall, and with more of his men present. Since the townspeople had already been made aware of this new threat, there was no longer a need to keep it under wraps. Besides, the upstairs area, even with the bed moved out, was too small to hold this many people.
Yulen unrolled the map of the compound and surrounding territories, spreading it across the table. Renken and Fortune weighted down the edges with rocks to prevent it from curling back up.
Leaning over it, he pointed to the area to the east where the Mutah hunters had gone to track the creatures, then looked at Brady. The Mutah hunter took the silent request and trailed a finger from the battle lord’s outward.
“There’s a clear line of
