Haunted Wood Giants

Black Hat had... mixed feelings about his stay in Nightwalkers at this point. There were many things he loathed here: The wasted resources on captives, the flood of competition, no one to trust... and Alison. But it was a pack — a must-have this time of year — and the most peculiar thing, a promotion, was bestowed to him. That along with the disappearance of Rev-fuckery left him feeling significantly less vulnerable and somewhat less detested, though he never fully let his guard down. Now, he had his eyes on the prize — Alison's rank. The bitch hardly showed her face, anyway. She was an easy target.

His thoughtful jaunt was intercepted by the warlord's consort, who appeared to want a word with him. Wordlessly, he stopped and eyed her curiously.