Marnie lets out a little squeak interrupting him. “You got to talk to the Alpha King?” Eyes wide at the thought.

“Uh, yeah. He stayed at the pack house so we had a couple interactions I kept my information brief and Gamma Brett looked at me with an eyebrow

raised. I usually like to talk about strategy, what he doesn’t understand is I like talking with people who understand what I ‘m talking about. Marnie is not one of those people.

I can at least say she shows up to training and does parts of the workouts, mostly stretching to get attention from the guys when she’s bent over suggestively, but there is no reason for her to be out here with us, she doesn’t like training, she doesn’t like to get dirty and she can’t shift yet.

Maybe that’s why she is with Gamma Brett and I. If something happens we can protect her and defend together, rather than her being a liability that would get everyone killed.

“Like I was saying, we will run one of seven different patterns that surround and cross the territory. It keeps the patrol schedules less predictable and we focus on the pack territory as a whole, not just the perimeter.”

We start jogging our portion of the perimeter, passing other teams on the way. Gamma Brett is keeping up a hushed commentary of what to look for without stopping our movement, giving us insights to basic tracking. Things I’ve studied in strategy and battle classes, but it is nice to put it to practice use.

few things by patrolling. One is to scent the

three sides. Land based packs define their territory by scenting. There

can never be too careful. The mainland is only about a thirty to forty minute boat ride away on this side of

territory is on and can’t be built on. That doesn’t stop people from using them

The second reason is having teams overlap doesn’t give intruders much opportunity to pass through our patrol lines

any disturbance in the foliage. There aren’t many small animals that stay here since wolves

broken branches and leaves could mean a wolf passed through. Pups also can smell the stronger scent here and know that this is the end the territory and their boundary, it

are done and whining about leg cramps and

all run a five hour shift. We have four hours to go.

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