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“We were never sure. She was as secretive about that as she was about everything else, and we weren’t going to press someone we were sure was a pack mother for information. I’m waiting to hear from the elders about whether there’s a ritual that would allow Bryn to see what happened through her mother’s eyes. That’s the best way for her to find the answers she seeks.”

“Would that be safe for her to do while pregnant?”

“It should be, but it’s ultimately Bryn’s decision whether she wants to do it. We can talk more about that after the Warg elders have gotten back to me.”

The idea of letting Bryn do some random ritual didn’t sit right with me, but that was something I could raise with her some other time. “So, what about the realm portals?”

“Oh, Gregor was always obsessed with that story. His father told him about it when he was a pup, and he loved going on research adventures to gather books that were said to have mentioned it. I’d tell him it was a waste of time, that there was no way t