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Mordecai's question was an understandable one, and fortunately one that Harlyn could answer with the utmost certainty.  She gave a firm nod of her head before responding.  "After I made certain that Dante was stable, I tracked the scent beyond the borders," she told him, "I have not caught wind of any evidence to suggest that whoever it was has returned.  I believe whoever defeated Dante took his victory and fled the Plateau, perhaps to start on his own somewhere.. But apparently not to claim the pack for his own, as would... as would have been his right."  There was guilt in her tone as she concluded her statement.  She hated to think the thoughts that she did of Dante, but...