“That was very interesting,” George said. Maybe this would be possible. But a little group like this inside an enclosure didn’t prove much. Could he do this dance of command and persuasion for a pack five times this size? Much more doubtful.
As if he could hear his thoughts, Ives warned him. “They won’t all be so cooperative, Cythraul particularly. Still, you clearly have what you need to hunt them.”
“I’d need to know the standard commands Iolo used, his horn calls, all the things they’re used to.”
“Of course.”
No point dodging the obvious, thought George. “So, do you think I can do this, just to cover until the great hunt? Do you think I should?”
“I think you can, and I don’t know who else could, if you don’t.”
I can see where this is headed, George thought, as he walked back to the
