don't bother with the trace,

"Usually its food and other resources like pelts or herbs. In the winter we ask for land for us to live on until spring. Sometimes if a pack cannot provide any of those things, we take one of their wolves in service for a time, depending on the type of job we do." He thought back to the wide-eyed wolves who glared at him with fear and suspicion as they darted from wolf to wolf, tending to their needs. They were not slaves, as some accused them of. No...they were more like indentured servants. Once their time was up, they were returned back to their home pack, safe and sound.

"We would always find a way to make our clients pay up. Our pack rarely did anything for free and we never granted favors. We prefered to be politically neutral, but always gave to the highest bidder."