STILL IN THE LIZARD ALPHA'S SWAMP
"Search the perimeter!!" Lizard Alpha Kayden commanded. "Perhaps were being visited by a spy." The search party fanned out across the clearing.
Torches blazed arrows sharpened.
"Check the eastern vines!"
"There's nothing here, Alpha!"
"Search the western tunnels!"
"Clear!"
Korvus directed the operation with frantic hand gestures, his grey tail twitching nervously. Bryn stood near the stage, still trembling, his pale scales almost invisible in the red glow of the floating orbs.
Kayden had not moved. His hand still gripped Mira's. His golden eyes scanned the treeline with predatory focus.
"Report," he commanded.
Korvus hurried over, bowing low. "My Alpha, we have searched the bushes surrounding the clearing. There is nothing. No tracks. No scent. No sign of anyone."
"Nothing?" Kayden's voice was ice.
"Nothing, my Alpha. We have expanded the search to the outer perimeter. The guards are checking the cameras as we speak."
