ALEK "Things are a lot quieter now, aren't they?" Lapu said from across the room, making me look away from the window to stare at him. He had his back turned to me, and his focus was on the table in front of him. We were both in the pack house's bonus room. It was mostly used for hunter meetings, but it also somewhat doubled as Lapu's office. "They are," I agreed, looking away from him. We didn't need to specify what made the pack grounds quieter. We both knew what the other was thinking about. Since Honon left the frequent yelling matches had stopped. Ahote and Aponi still weren't on good terms, but they had stopped outrightly ignoring each other and could be in the same space and even exchange words without a fight breaking out. "I'm really happy that my brother has you

