Zara and Brother Gi were not the only people to leave the Moonstone pack that night. Joel too was riding his horse hard and fast heading to the same neighboring village as Zara. Earlier that evening, Denice had come to tell him that Zara was leaving and would be entrusting the safety of the pack into their hands. At first Joel was livid, he could not believe what he was hearing and screamed at Denice, asking her why she allowed Zara to do something so foolish. They might have won the war against the Flint Posse, they might have earned the trust of their people back but they were still far from strong, this was the wrong time for Zara to be running off, playing detective. He said that he would ride after her and drag her back if the need arose and initially, that was what he intended t

