Chapter 112 Strategic Deployment

• The attacking packs withdrew as suddenly as they'd engaged. No explanation. Just that single howl and synchronized retreat, leaving us standing in defensive positions with no enemy to fight.
• "What just happened?" Lysandra demanded over the communication stones we'd distributed. "They were committed, then suddenly pulled back."
• "Gideon's signal," I said, watching the last wolves disappear into the forest. "He called them off for something bigger."