*Starblood Territory ---- Eastern Ridges, Night*

It has been a few days since they arrived. Ryder and Crystal immediately took action and preventive measures without wasting time.

Ryder stood on the ridge's edge, golden eyes scanning the dark slopes below. His cloak snapped in the chill wind, and Aiden snarled low in the back of his mind. The wolf's instincts were rarely wrong. Something was wrong out there----more than rogue movement or hunters straying too far.

Crystal ...