A few minutes before they called for the meeting, a small group of tiger tribe members had gathered in secret.
Their plan was simple. They needed to get Ryker back as their chief. For that to happen, they had to get rid of Neve.
They had thought the threat of selecting a new chief would be enough to scare Ryker a bit. They had thought he would leave willingly rather than cause problems for the tribe. They had not expected Ryker to choose Neve over his position. Not expected him to actually discard his chieftaincy completely.
No one else could rule them like Ryker did. Even the ones who had contested with him in the past knew they were not up to the task. Leadership was not something everyone could do. Ryker had been born for it.
That was why they made their plan.
"What if that red panda doesn't show up when we summon Ryker for the meeting?" one of them asked.
"Well, we just have to make sure he does," another answered.
"Aren't we forgetting something?" a third voice said.
