Chapter 2I found a pair of young foxes and bribed them to take a message home to the rotten ring. I told them their message was for Thalia only, and that delivering it would surely see them many favours and meals in return. They growled at having to travel so far, but they couldn’t refuse. Now that Thalia would have her message of Wulf’s wellbeing, I was free to enjoy the rest of my night. There had to be some fun in this neck of the woods. Seeing as I’d been thoroughly thwarted by my own brother earlier. What a grouse. I changed into my rook form and flew further on. It was well into the night now; howls of wolves in the distance told me they were also celebrating Winter’s End. How stupid, I scolded myself. I should have gone in the other direction. Everyone seemed to be on the other sid

