Chapter 2Leaves sighed together as Aleledai pushed them aside, despite his best effort to make no sound at all. It didn’t matter once he saw the state of the humans on guard at the mine entrance. The big glass bottle changing hands at an alarming rate told Aleledai everything he needed to know about this group. Alcohol was a bane and Aleledai had no idea why humans indulged often, or in the quantities they did. One experience with the nasty stuff was all he needed to keep him away from it.
Srahuni jabbed a finger at the young woman closest to the dark pit in the group. “That’s the leader.”
“This will be easier than I thought,” Aleledai murmured, a wolfish grin already taking over his face.
“We don’t know the state of the Caniean down there, but Zerai is ready to administer aid if they n
