**Kael's Point of View**

The forest was a whole new world at night. The familiar paths and the comforting smells of pine and wet earth were now covered in a new, heavy awareness. It seemed like every shadow was watching. The usual sounds of nighttime life were quiet, as if the animals could tell that something was wrong in their area.

My team moved in a ghostly quiet way. Jake and Ryker stood on either side of me, their senses at their highest. Orin, our lead tracker, was behind us, ...