Great Bear Wilderness The sentinels

As she overlooked the ancient forest, she unwittingly shared in Mordecai's desire to let go of what had happened over the past couple months. Yet it would always linger in the back of her mind, in that self-conscious darkness of her thoughts, that she had somehow failed to keep her pack safe from the threat of mutiny. Majesty and Erika hadn't been particularly important individuals, but they had nevertheless been pack.

She didn't dare allow herself to wonder where Ira had been lately. The very thought that he might have outright disappeared would make her murderous.

“If you have nothing better to do,” said Jinx as she began to descend into the newly discovered valley, leaving him free to choose other pursuits if he wished. She would not hold it against him.