Tala is brushing her hair and readying for bed when she hears a commotion in her yard.
Frowning, she stands up, wraps a shawl around her, and goes downstairs, in time to reach the door when somebody knocks.
"Who is it?" She calls out first.
"It's Ares, open up!"
She closes her eyes, praying for patience from the gods before opening the door.
"What do you want?" she asks coldly.
"Are you not gonna let us in?"
"Not even if you asked nicely. Besides, it's an ungodly hour and there is more light here outside than inside the house."
Ares huffs in annoyance.
Tala can tell there are several people with him and a few dogs.
"I'm asking you again, what do you want?"
"We found tracks of a wolf in your yard when we checked," Ares replies.
She frowns.
That can't be right. The only beast
