Finding it suspicious that they were willing to give up so easily, Visha couldn't help but ask. "Is there something you aren't telling us?"
Crosvil's daughter was standing beside them, and she was also curious as to why they had given up so easily. She glanced at Xen,o who had not looked at her way. She was unhappy, but there was nothing she could do.
Crosvil pursed his lips. He appeared unsure if he should say anything. Then he thought that they would be a pack. If he wanted to be accepted, he needed to come clean.
"Our tribe has been having issues. I am not sure why this is happening. It began last winter. The animals migrated, and our priest has been having trouble with the rituals. They have been having the opposite of their intended effect. What's worse are the males in the tribe."
