TarTio's povI watched as the packet members welcomed the strangers, gave them food and fellowship. After a short time, had it not been for their neglected looks, I would not have been able to see the difference between guests and members! I leaned back against a wall, Maria had managed the impossible! The packet was almost twice the size and no one was afraid to starve despite the many new mouths to feed. I was satisfied, but not completely safe and happy! I didn't like to lie, but not telling things wasn't the same either? When Maxwell asked where I had been, I couldn't tell him that I had been out at the border or that I managed to find traces of Primula. But only on the other side, she had not ventured in yet! But it was only a matter of time ... She needed to either find a new wolf she
