Meet the Beast

RETH

He stood in the middle of the now-empty storage Tree that had no windows, eyeing the wolf in front of him held by two of his guards. Two of his guards who had strong stomachs, and liked to use their fists.

The male between them had his teeth bared, but he sagged from where they held him at the armpits. He was relatively young—probably twenty—but big and strong, in both body and mind. He'd been forced to submit when Reth walked in, but somehow he had since held out on giving Reth answers, despite the drug Aymora had provided that made his words slur occasionally, and stopped his eyes fixing properly on anything.

"This is the last time I'll ask," Reth snarled through his teeth. "How did you reach the cave without being detected?"