Wolfe stares at the door in confusion.
Why is she angry at him?
He came back as soon as he could, didn't he? Was he too late? Did he lose his chance with her already?
The patrollers that night alerted them of the hunter's arrival at Tala's house.
Wolfe wanted to come back right away but Wulfric told him to wait and see first what the patrollers would report.
Socks, one of theirs positioned near the house, mind-linked them that the hostile hunter from before seemed to be demanding entry to her house after discovering wolf tracks in her yard.
Wolfe had cursed himself for his own carelessness.
He had forgotten to cover Howl's giant paw prints!
How could he have been so stupid!?
Socks reported as well that Tala didn't allow them to enter and the hunter had stomped away in anger, bark
