A Long Hot Summer, Chapter 6
"Move the damn dire wolves," the man snapped at the two handlers, "and bloody keep them quiet!" The wagons arrived in Thundermist Village in the middle of the night, rented a large barn, and proceeded to unload their deadly cargo into the barn. They just had to wait here a day for the wagons that would take the wolves inside Qeynos to come, and their part of the deal would be done. "They're hungry," the female wolf trainer said, her face pale and drawn. "I don't care if they're starved," the man snapped. "We're not feeding them anything, and if you have to, feed them something from the wild. No villagers." "Yes, sir," the trainers said, their voices barely above a whisper. "How's our guest?" the man asked, staring at a cage. "He's not going anywhere," the second trainer said, wiping his brow. "Good," the man said, his eyes glinting in the dark. "I want him awake when ...