The lizard camp was quiet when Korvus arrived. The guards nodded as he passed. Most lizards were hanging from their tree houses and others were swimming in the swamp. No one asked questions. No one stopped him.
He walked directly to the Alpha's chamber.
Lizard Alpha Kayden was waiting. His golden scales gleamed in the torchlight. His amber eyes narrowed as Korvus entered.
"You took long enough," Kayden said. His voice was cold, filled with accusations. "What made you take so much time?"
Korvus bowed low. "My Alpha. There were complications."
"Complications?" Kayden stepped closer. His tail lashed behind him. "What kind of complications?"
"We were followed after Vera left. Were-foxes came out of nowhere to attack us. They were three of them. It seemed they were sent by their Alpha. They were very fast and vicious."
"Were-foxes do not come out of nowhere. They are territorial. They stay in their own lands."
