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As the wolves continued the discussion, despite ain By the end of the night, ere still no further forward No suggestions were put forward that had any legs whatsoever

Then Sergius called the ! We will take a break for rest and contemplation, but by noon tomorroe must have settled on a plan"

With that, he and the other chiefs left the center of the roo out of the hall and back along the corridor toward the residential quarters I hung back with Victoria for a while until the room became a little emptier Then Victoria climbed on my back and we round level and bounded toward the exit beforemy way as quickly as possible back to our chamber

Victoria had almost closed the door behind us when a heavy paw jaed Victoria backward It was Brucella in our doorway Behind her was another wolf--another feood news for you," Brucella said

"What?" I asked, narrowing ood news fro to Ethel Krepler here" The Kreplers had been gathered by a different tribe, and I hadn’t yet gotten the opportunity to speak to any of the… a hidden portal To the human realm Only about a mile away from Rock Hall"

My jaw dropped I felt winded, like I’d just been punched in the gut

Brucella went on, "Ethel says that our ancient ancestors were aware of it, but hardly any wolves know about it these days Though it is knowledge that has been passed down through the Krepler family for decades"

My mouth had lost all moisture A portal So near? My first and only instinct was to immediately discount my aunt’s words As selfish as it was, I didn’t want to believe that her words were true… I didn’t want Victoria to leave

I turned on Ethel "Is this true?" I asked hoarsely

"It is," she replied

"We can all go there now if you like," Brucella added, "and take your hu us, Bastien, when you can coo alone I can describe to you the exact location Head out of the entrance and take a right turn Walk until you see a tight cluster of five oak trees At this point, cliht to the top; you’ll reach an overhanging ledge, above which you will find the portal It’s very simple really"