Silvertip Mountain Wonderwall is the only 90's song visible from space

Merrick's logic was sound, despite the glimmer of madness in his eye while he brushed his paw over the floor. At a more opportune time, it would be easy to lure one of Moonglow's cubs away and hold them captive. Those wolves seemed the trusting sort. He supposed they were rather like Easthollow that way. Surely they would hand Nyra over for the safe return of one of their own babes.

Only one problem.

Most of Ursus is gone, he pointed out, edging on the side of gentle caution and prepared for Merrick's grin to change into something more sinister. To Aventus' knowledge, only Arielle remained. Arielle, and some kid Merrick picked up somewhere between leaving with the drums of war and returning empty-handed, but Aventus didn't care much about the stray. What would Arielle think about Merrick's grand plan? Aventus shouldn't have been worried about that, but he was, much more than he had any reason to.

Moonglow is not Easthollow. They will fight. Family seems important to them. Ursus would lose. Their numbers were scarcely sufficient to hold this mountain, let alone attempting to take a hostage. They would not hand Nyra over if they thought they could retrieve their kin another way. It would only endear her to them that she would help in that effort.