Blackfeather Woods The Dark King and Queen.

Meldresi absorbed the news of the return of Lusa's pup silently, digesting both the information and the food. Why Ohen brought the pup to Bearclaw Valley was a mystery, as well as his location, but at least Scarlett had the good sense to bring him back instead of keeping him for even longer. She wondered how the pup might have felt to be brought to a different family for a month, only to be returned to a true family he barely knew. It then dawned on her that she had never met any of Lusa's litter either. That had to change, and soon.

Scarlett's message gave her pause in her feeding, her expression one of annoyance and disappointment. "Kove is no traitor." She met Burke's pale blue eyes with her own darker ones. "He failed his mission, yes, but he is still a Dark Brother. He is willing to redeem himself, by taking one of his own children and bringing them here. It's a worthy sacrifice." She groomed herself, her pink tongue gliding over her dark fur, cleaning up bits of meat and blood that had splattered onto her. "The child will still be impressionable when they come here, they might change."