"The scent trackers are back. There is no trace of them leaving the area through the woods or over the mountains. They even did a search up and down the river, but nothing." The old man, Cellrik from the council, cleared his throat before he continued. "I have gotten word back from our truth-teller; she assures me neither The blood claws nor The werebears have seen her. They are not in the Fay territory; in other words, Tew, they are not here." I scoffed and watched how several of them jumped in their seat as I got up and slammed my fists on the table. Cellric and Mallakai's faces stiffened, clearly seeing this as an act of disrespect. I couldn’t care less. They failed their job! "Of course not! They crossed the sea! How hard is that to understand? " I growled at them.

