I walked the territory watching the pack closely, looking for any sign of displeasure or discontent. But everyone seemed to be happy as they went about their usual day. The warriors were all training hard and pushing the new recruits to reach the expected level mercilessly, which I was proud to see. The warriors had to be ready for anything and if the new recruits weren't up to par then they would just get in the way and cause more damage than good.
"How's everything going over here?" I asked approaching the warriors. Asher looked up to me smiling as he threw his arm around my shoulder. "Hey there Willow." He beamed. I scrunched my nose and peeled his arm off me pushing it firmly back to him. "Ya, maybe don't touch me when you're covered in sweat." I said. "Ah, come on." He laughed slowl
