Kent and Riley were enjoying breakfast in the dining hall when Penny approached.
“The alphas of New Dawn and Opal Lake arrived this morning,” she said to Kent. “I set them up with breakfast in your office. They wanted to see you first thing. I told them you were already at breakfast, and they said they’d wait.”
Kent nodded. “I’ll head up when we’re done.”
“Why are they here?” Riley asked, sipping her coffee.
“They lost warriors in the battle,” Kent explained. “Opal Lake lost two, New Dawn lost three. They’ve come to escort the bodies home.”
“How many did we lose in total?”
Kent frowned. “Too many.”
Penny answered gently, “During the last two battles, we lost six warriors from allied packs, seven council warriors, and five of our own. There were far more injuries. The hospital was ov
