"He's not the only one. There are other former Shadowfang wolves inside the Collective. Some went willingly. Some didn't." He paused. "Some of them would leave if there was somewhere to go."
'Oh,' Faelyn thought. 'Oh this is bigger than one alpha and his mate. This is potentially a whole pack.'
[Yes,] Puffball said quietly. [That's exactly what this is, Fur.]
Roshan's mind: ฅᨐฅ'He's not asking for protection. He's offering us something. Information. People. Leverage inside the Collective. He came to this conversation with more than I expected.'ฅᨐฅ
Nyx's mind: ฅᨐฅ'Former Shadowfang wolves who know the Collective from the inside. Who know its structure, its people, its plans. That's not nothing. That's actually significant.'ฅᨐฅ
Nobody said anything for a moment.
Then Roshan looked at Karvesh. "The wolves who want to leave. How many?"
"I don't know exactly. More than a handful. Less than a full pack."
"And they'd come here? To the ridge?"
