"What suddenly brought this about?" One member of the council, an older woman, asked, "On what grounds do you make this request?"

The council of each pack consisted of ten members, excluding the Alpha: five elder men and five elder women who were selected based on their experiences and intellect.

Currently, there were twelve of us participating in the meeting: me, Merryl’s father, and the council from my pack. I saw no reason to involve the Moon Altair's council.

"On what grounds...?" I ...