(Kiara)
Lenora received confirmation from the northern pack the following morning. Their Alpha had agreed to let us visit the settlement and speak with the man calling himself Ben. Taren would accompany me, along with one Pinehaven warrior named Daren. We planned to leave after breakfast and return before sunset.
I packed my notebook and the copy of Corbin's patrol report. Tessa came to see me before we left. She checked the scratches on my back and reminded me to avoid another fight. I promised her we weren't going there looking for trouble.
"Be careful anyway," she said. "You don't know whether Corbin wants anyone finding him. He might not appreciate strangers arriving at his home. Let Taren handle things if he becomes angry."
"I will," I answered. "But I need to speak with him mysel
