Bramblepoint culpa

The shadow grew nervous at once. There was a distinct shift in the way that the man addressed him. 

Well- when you left, I went- I was at the lake practicing my swimming as you told me, Crowfeather said, struggling to find his words. His tongue felt thick in his mouth, as though he had done something wrong and was being forced to confess his sins. I met someone I had seen before in the woods. Her name is Satsu and she was part of the Saints, but she- this was where it was complicated. 

I had thought she was a captive of the Saints when I first met her. She said she was planning an escape and we parted ways. I did not even know her name, Crowfeather started again, focusing on the plucked bird that had been left by Germanicus. 

When I saw her at the lake, I asked if she had escaped them. She explained that she had, in a way. They seek to form a pack called ah- his eyes squinted as he searched his mind. Akashingo! 

Satsu said it would be in a hot place where the sun reigns. She said also that it would be protected in the north by the Saints. I asked if she had forged an alliance with them and she said yes.

Crowfeather realized this was important information that he had simply allowed to pass from his mind. He looked worriedly at Germanicus, fearful that he might have made the older man angry with his negligence. Only after having laid the information out pieced together, the seer realized how dangerous it sounded. 

That's bad, isn't it? The Saints will be a larger force with a second pack allied with them.