(Cassian)
We walk back toward the pack house together. Kael, Thorne, Rowan, and me. The Clearwater warriors are still unloading supplies behind us. The morning sun is fully up now, warming the cold air just a little.
"Alpha," I say to Kael. "I need to head out for the second silver trap sweep."
Kael nods. "Go ahead. How long will this take?"
"Longer than yesterday. We're going back to disable the traps we marked as too complex. Roland and Peter will handle those. We need to be careful not to trigger anything while we work. I'm thinking six hours, maybe seven."
Thorne crosses his arms. "That's a long time to have key people away from the pack house."
"I know. But those silver traps could kill dozens of our warriors if we get driven into them during battle. We can't leave them active."
