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"Now you totally crushed my world domination plans. Outnumbered by ten - that would be a suicide mission," Birk pretended to be disappointed by the news, but really he was impressed. Ten people - that was a force to recognize. His family pack had always stayed small, except for one particularly harsh winter, when they were forced to merge with a very large group of many, many individuals. There was no real leadership or hierarchy then just the mutual tolerance of each other and the need to bring down a bigger game. And bring down they did. 

"Who is this Mawk guy?" he asked, noticing that this was the first other person Sky had mentioned by name.