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The cogs in his mind whirred to life at her question. He didn’t know how wide she cast her net, though Atreus could simply tell her everything he knew about the local packs.

I know of Brecheliant, pretty much next door, he said, sure she knew the place. Then there’s Epoch and Paleo in the mountains, near where Mereo used to be. East of the mountains, there’s Swiftcurrent Creek, Kvarsheim and Riverclan.

He felt a little pang when he thought of Amalia and Inkeri, though he quickly put them both from his mind. He needed to make a good impression here in Akashingo, specifically with Makono, and that meant prioritizing whatever task she ended up assigning him.

The Imperator used to talk about big scouting missions, though we never went on one, he mused, wondering now what she meant by “great lengths.” Will you tell me more about it?

Perhaps together they could come up with where Atreus would fit. He still hoped she would tell him a bit more about herself too, though for the moment, he was focused entirely on the possibility of this mission.