Xue Yao stared at them with an awkward smile. "I'm Bai Xue Yao… nice to meet you all, I guess." She waved at them.
Little Ancestor didn't seem to notice the complicated look on Xue Yao's face. He clapped his hands once to get everyone's attention, and the four little wolves immediately stopped whispering among themselves and stood up straight as though they had received an important mission.
"Let's go," he said in a quiet voice. "Remember what we talked about."
The four little wolves nodded so seriously that Xue Yao almost believed they were seasoned hunters instead of a group of children sneaking out before sunrise.
Keeping close to the shadows, the six of them quietly made their way toward the main road leading to the fortress gates.
