I’d let another couple of weeks pass, running the pack the way Elias would have wanted. We were back to rescuing people again, but the biggest issue now was figuring out where to put everyone.
The village was coming along well—many families had already moved into the newly built apartments—but the reports of abuse kept coming in. We couldn’t ignore them, which meant I was constantly sending out more and more teams to save those who needed us.
But I couldn’t shake the thought of Elias. It had been weeks, and I knew I needed to check on him again. I didn’t expect much to have changed, but I wasn’t going to give up on him. Elias was the best friend I’d ever had, and he’d saved my life more times than I could count. I refused to turn my back on him now.
When I reached the field where Lyra h
