Chimera Fields in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet

a trio arrived in fairly quick succession. his gaze rested upon the white-pelted woman the longest; he was sure he recognized her from the gathering, from glimpses he had caught. forneskja was not familiar to him, but he sensed no animosity between the two neighboring packs.

i'm lafayette, and dis be my sister, shadess, the boy began, nodding toward his littermate. we come from sapphique in need of help. last moon, dese wicked men came to our home and took t'ree of our family 'ostage—our manman, our auntie an' our cousin.

he swallowed, and added, some of dem be carryin' children, too. mireille for sure, and perhaps chacal. as for chani, he was unsure—but it made little difference in the grand scheme of things.

only a few of us are left, he went on. not enough to go after dese men, and get our family back. please help, if you can—sapphique would be forever grateful.

lafayette's verdant eyes were wide, tearful but guileless, as they lingered upon their allies before turning to shadess. he wondered what, if anything, she would add.