King Elk Forest pretty noose

When Verran spoke, it was with the same soft, almost obedient tone, punctuated by stutters. She grinned at him, showing yellowed teeth, and she licked her lips, contemplating. "Mmm... I could definitely use you back in my ranks, Uncle," she decided after a few moments. She smiled, her face relaxing, and she beckoned to him imperiously. "Come. I must return to my young soon." For the moment, @Kevalin was guarding the den while she was away.

Across the border they went, Vex pausing once or twice to mark, and she told him, "I have found both of my traitorous siblings. But the army must grow before we can attack." Vex cast a sharp look at her uncle. "Do you still wish to heal? We have one among us with some herbal knowledge, but beyond that I have no idea of his skills." That, and he was still her prisoner.