When Sylvia and Brian heard the news, they rushed home.
Apparently, Zola had escaped and collapsed in the forest, where she was found by the pack's patrol and brought back.
The house was crowded with people when they arrived, all gathered around a tearful Zola.
Brian's voice was thick with worry as he asked, "What happened?"
Zola wiped her tears, but fresh ones kept streaming down her face.
Taking a shaky breath, she began, "Arthur and I went to meet the neighboring pack's Alpha to negotiate. Things were fine at first, and we started discussing new boundary lines. But suddenly, one day, that Alpha decided to take us prisoner. Arthur fought them off so I could escape, but he... he was captured in the process."
"Why did they do it?" Sylvia asked. "Were they unhappy with the boundary li
