Calia frowned. "That would explain the scene we found in the woods." Her shoulders rose and she let out a breath through a pout. Given what Meesei had seen, adding several hours of rotting to the eviscerated horse and bleeding lycan would have reasonably made the likes of Calia nauseous.

"Has...Hircine given any further details on Fendros' potential?" Calia asked. "Has anything you have seen suggested what that might be? Has he fulfilled his potential with your...pack?"

Monderyn looked down and forced a smile. "By the way you describe it, I think I could handle life without encountering this creature. Or any of its kind, for that matter."

"He's friendly," Rhazii said. "You you have any pets?"

Monderyn's eyes lit up slightly and he responded to Rhazii. He had more sincerity than before. "Actually, we have a couple of hounds and a cat on the vineyard. We put the dogs in their kennel before we returned to the house yesterday, but their still alive, Fendros. Jenny and Racer might even remember you."

Fendros was quietly surprised. "They must be getting old now. Although..." He thought back to other times that dogs reacted to anyone in the pack. It was never friendly. "I am not sure I smell the same way to them."

Rhazii smiled and bounced in his seat. "What is that cat's name?"

"His name is Ankle. He was fond of scratching ankles when he was a kitten," Monderyn chuckled. "Now, not so much. Not since father started carrying a bottle of water around."

Fendros narrowed one eye. "The cat is new. Has there been a mouse problem?"

"It's Llarasa's."