Even here?

Dragon dismissed Faine and the woman left. Ashmedai plopped his rump down comfortably as Dragon spoke. As the man explained, everything slowly clicked.

"OH... Avalin? Wait... Avalon, right? I remember her!" Ashmedai said.

"Mostly because I hated her and thought she was going to be the pack's second Rhythm. Also wasn't her mate a fugitive or something of Katja's?"

Ashmedai didn't hold much hostility to her kids. Besides, they probably weren't as dumb as she was- or as dumb as Ashmedai thought she was.

"How's she? Is she- uh... you know?" Alive? Ashemdai didn't really want to offend Dragon too much.

"My mom's dead. As for my dad..." Ashemdai shrugged. He never found his father.

Dragon asked what was new. Ashmedai shrugged, "I'm traveling as a loner now, so I decided to stop by and visit whatever packs I came across. Gotta know who thinks what and stuff. Surprisingly, most of them don't know much about the world around them, which makes me curious. What's your take on the other packs?"

Ashmedai threw out the test question. Was Dragon smarter than the average alpha?