Nova Peak End Game

Territorial. What pack wasn’t? Riley experienced an unsettling flashback: Bearclaw Valley, Ursus. The madman Merrick and his unnerving bride.

He pushed aside the memory in time to note he was being studied. Following Masquerade’s eyes, he realized she was examining his off paw. Instinctively he shielded the limb, eyes hardening in response.

It took him a beat to realize she’d spoken again. This time, she spoke of a word he didn’t know. Fengtoth. It evoked an image of a tooth for him.

I’m not part of a pack. Are you inviting me into your home? He found the invitation confusing to navigate. He’d lived alone for so long, he forgot the wolf’s strength was in its pack.