Oh man! I kinda forgot about that too. Rask would get some real blow back from telling the wolf he was suppose to kill, where their home is.
I also wonder how big the invading pack is. We never get a clear number. It could be 20-30 strong. Which would still leave swifts 7ish member pack at a major disadvantage.
Lord ryven
2023-11-29 00:17:19 +0000 UTC
Now I’m wondering if Rask’s decision to let Swift live and implying that there is a place in the woods for her to check out was a mistake. She isn’t as desperate as she used to be just a few pages ago, so the idea of joining a bunch of little prey animals might be getting a little less palatable. Was Swift’s run through the woods the “Incursion” as the title of this chapter suggests?
Microgrampup
2023-11-28 16:18:15 +0000 UTC
Something occurred to me. On page 294 where Scree pushed singer down and turned her back on him to jump keen. I thought this was a terrible idea. But she knows singer, and knows his a coward. And she knows keen, which is why she knew he was a more dangerous threat.
Swift should follow Screes advise. She has inside information.
Lord ryven
2023-11-28 15:20:05 +0000 UTC
I disagree. Her only plan should be survival. Either kill him to remove a threat. Or leave him maimed to delay pursuers.
But don’t let him live as a form of punishment.
Lord ryven
2023-11-28 15:11:40 +0000 UTC
Keen fought for Singer's new world, a world that will never protect him the way Swift has protected Gristle and Red, and the way Scree protected Swift as soon as she injured her shoulder. When a worldview's at stake, karma is always the right choice over mercy
Gale Tazzin
2023-11-28 05:09:42 +0000 UTC
Man I am loving Swift more and more! What a stellar story so far!
Raptorzs
2023-11-28 04:46:23 +0000 UTC
If they leave him.. I wonder if Rask will help him die if he is that crippled, or even talk to him about another way,
Marcwolf
2023-11-28 04:06:58 +0000 UTC
I don't think so. Singer is heading straight for backup.. or to flee in general. I doubt he has the courage to bloody his teeth himself. Besides look at Singer's tail - thats not a confident posture, if he was going for the pup he tail be higher.
Marcwolf
2023-11-28 04:04:20 +0000 UTC
I love Scree and all, and as I mentioned earlier, she did know more about what's going on than she let on. But boy I bet Swift is going to be demanding some answers from her soon.
Amethysmus
2023-11-28 03:11:17 +0000 UTC
Swift going full sicko mode, nice
Felidae
2023-11-28 01:54:57 +0000 UTC
gotdamn that last line is brutal and i'm here for it
Moki
2023-11-28 01:15:42 +0000 UTC
No time, Seral is after the pups with little to no interference and he has a raven with him to add bird’s eye view with his own natural tracking abilities.
Microgrampup
2023-11-28 00:30:29 +0000 UTC
Man, that's heavy
Furlop
2023-11-28 00:10:30 +0000 UTC
I actually had forgotten his leg is lame. Even if his pack comes for him, he’ll never recover and his pack won’t take on dead weight.
Lord ryven
2023-11-28 00:10:20 +0000 UTC
They should have chased down and maimed singer too. I’m going to assume they name themselves after traits. So swift is fast, I’m assuming. Should have grabbed singer. Minus two pack members, the balance of power shifts.
Lord ryven
2023-11-28 00:05:53 +0000 UTC
Swift’s pack is exactly like theirs, that’s why Seral’s dad was left to die like they tried to do with Red, and why Swift was evacuating Red and their pups without the rest of the pack with them.
Microgrampup
2023-11-27 23:50:52 +0000 UTC
And so he runs, tail between his legs.
And yep. Knew it. It would be more merciful to kill him, as his pack certainly won’t come to help, and with that neck wound and leg wound, he’ll die slowly without them. His pack is not the same as Swift.
Chipster
2023-11-27 23:29:34 +0000 UTC
Damn, that's cold. And I couldn't agree more with her; killing him quick would be a mercy killing. Besides, if Singer is taken care of quickly, Keen could be a fairly easy source of meat since he'll live a bit longer and that will delay decay. Unless other scavengers get to him first or they have to run from the rest of the pack, that is.
XanderK31
2023-11-27 23:28:09 +0000 UTC
I have the inkling that singer is going for the pups.
Kairo
2023-11-27 22:58:35 +0000 UTC
I love this page, and have loved this whole scene. You can really feel from Swift’s response how furious she is right now.
Flann Moriath
2023-11-27 22:30:32 +0000 UTC
Anxious Singer appears to have gotten away. As much as I don't like the idea of Swift not killing this fellow, she's right. The other pack view so much as weakness, and by Singer's account, he'd think him dead. He doesn't have much time left, I doubt he'll become a problem down the line. Glad Scree is back on the team. I like Scree.
TornTethers
2023-11-27 22:27:31 +0000 UTC
I guess that’s her sort of comeback to Singer saying that she’ll die in the “old” world instead of living another day in the “new”. The real question is how does it feel that he and his pack mates will die slow and painfully in the “old” world?
Microgrampup
2023-11-27 22:15:28 +0000 UTC
Cold blooded! Awesome!
Amethysmus
2023-11-27 22:12:33 +0000 UTC
Singer showing his true colors...
As for Keen, sounds like major damage to his throat let along what his hind leg is like.
Marcwolf
2023-11-27 22:12:13 +0000 UTC
Damn Swift that’s COLD just kill him clean
Sarah
2023-11-27 22:07:28 +0000 UTC
I thought they were about to hamstring Singer while he had his back turned to them.