The entire Vanguards Pack charged in and launched their attack on the ogre from every possible direction, biting and clawing until the creature began shrieking and yelping from the pain. It was clear the ogre couldn’t speak, but it also couldn’t handle the full force of the pack. It began kicking wildly at the wolves, trying to knock them away as it slowly backed off, clearly intent on escaping. Then it turned and took off, running back toward the trees from where it had first appeared. The pack let out a victorious series of howls, celebrating the win, but my attention shifted to Elias, who was still watching me instead of the ogre. “What’s wrong?” I asked Elias through the mind link. “How are you able to mind link with me? You haven’t even been initiated into the pack yet,” he replie