Chapter 307
The summons were raucous in my mind, their warring voices muting my trudging footsteps along with the ambient noise of the floor beyond.
"We're in trouuuuuble," Audrey groaned. She'd been off happily hunting for most of the exchange, and seemed overwhelmed and stressed out by the other two.
"It makes no sense. It makes less than no sense. Miles made it clear that he is the enemy of our pack. That he intends to stand in our way and create obstacles. He already knows our den, where we hunt, where we take shelter. What idiocy prompted him to reveal even more?" Talia lamented, speaking at an accelerated clip that was difficult to parse, let alone offer a reply.
"Where we hunt?! HOW DOES HE KNOW?"
"Not really the point, Dree," Azure said, his tone soothing and calm. "I agree that it's bad. But give Matt a little credit. He's spent a lot more time than any of us socializing with humans."
"A practice, by his own admission, he is terrible at!" Talia snapped, her voice growing increasingly shrill.
"Not when it's important," Azure turned harsh, losing his cool. "Navigating casual social settings and acting decisively in a crisis are different skill sets. He's gotten us out of tighter spots before."
"Tighter than handing a highly capable enemy a neatly organized list of his strengths and weaknesses?"
"Stop." I halted mid-stride and closed my eyes, trying to filter out the chatter. Surprisingly, it had the opposite effect. Within the darkness behind my eyelids, I found my three summons represented as blue ghostly apparitions arranged in a half circle, paused mid-conversation. "What. Have I just, never noticed? Are you guys always here?"