MADDOX'S P.O.V
It has been one full month since Saffron had been taken and one month since I called to speak with Eldrin Blacksmith. We had made little to no progress with gathering any allies to rally against Malik. Most refused, with the excuse she chose to go. Ultimately she did, but the choice wasn't completely her own. It was a forced decision. But none cared to hear it. She left willingly and that's all they heard before refusing to assist. All saying it was a suicide mission. Similar to what my father had previously said.
I had emailed the Blacksmith's, grasping at straws for them to agree to anything. Up to offering them a willing she-wolf from our pack to be a mate for one of his heirs. I've checked daily, only to be disappointed with the same result. Absolutely nothing.
