Turned out that Scarlet was indeed correct. The path did lead them to the abandoned pack. Sheltered and away from the town, the territory was hidden deep within a forest. Inez could see a few council guards walking around the old territory and couldn't help but frown when she noticed the men moving around.
"Why—"
"The council doesn't want the land to go into the hands of the Zealots," replied Scarlet before Inez could even ask what the guards were doing there. She pointed to the only house that looked intact and new and stated, "So they sent a few guards here to live and guard the borders lest the Zealots set this place on fire again."
"They have set fire to this pack?" Inez asked with a frown.
