"Our plans for tonight are not too different from the last time," Oswall said to Meesei, leaning his hands against the table either side of the map. "We should be ready in a few minutes."

A few minutes, as Oswall put it, turned out to be about half an hour. The discussion was made up mostly of which packs would hunt where and delegating the tasks of directing them before they left. With the old marks that were already made on the map, Oswall was at least right that most of the planning was already done. The original plan must have taken hours to plot the first time. Meesei was allocated a small hunting ground at the edge of a forested area that wouldn't take long to navigate to. The only concern was a small farmstead that was nearby, but the pack of Hircine's champion was assumed to have enough control to avoid it.

Once the pack distribution was finalised, Xander and Tariam were tasked with briefing Harriet's remaining alphas, as the other lieutenants would for their packs later. For now, they lead Meesei to the meeting room to speak with her. They shut the door on their way in for discretion. Meesei's words hinted at a requirement for such. They seated themselves down with both Harriet and Jerrick's seats unused. Whichever one Meesei decided to take would leave the other one haunting in the space it left.

Vera decided to open up the conversation. "So, champion, what did you want to discuss first? We may need to step out in an hour at the latest to resume organising the hunt, but we can talk now."