“Actually, can you give us about 15 minutes? I had a meeting that had been requested by a valued Alpha. One that we have had good dealings with for over 20 years. He has helped me on numerous occasions with his people coming in and training packs as needed to protect themselves against rogues. He came in last night and said he needed to speak to me about an emergency situation that he needed my help with. He has never asked me for anything before, so I know that this is very important to him. I have to take that first, as I told him 9 am, and that is in 5 minutes. After that, we can talk. So come up at 915, and we should be done by then. Is that OK with everyone?” my dad said as he looked around the table.
“How about we make it 30 minutes, Bas, I need to get a few things done,
