Paul, Tyler, and Jason turned to each other as if in silent communication, and then Paul nodded once and turned his attention to the rest of us. "We will increase the number of the Wolf Pack, but …"

I could feel the tension in the air.

"We won't be your slaves or your army," Paul said. "But we will agree to aid in your protection—as long as you do the same for us. There will be rules and a lot of them which we can negotiate, but this is a hard one: you don't ...