The buzz of the feast simmered down in Vincardine with the departure of the last guests- Alpha and Luna Wright. Lester had spent most of his time with his parents, telling them again and again how much he missed them.
With moistened eyes, his mother waved at him, and since then, Elsie had to take extra efforts to keep his mood uplifted.
The meeting after the feast was indeed a great idea because Edwin now already had cooperation from twenty-six packs and about half of the other allies of the werewolves.
But one thing that bothered him was Ripon's absence. He promised to attend the feast but cancelled his plan at the last minute. Edwin wondered if the Garfields had anything to do with it.
But he had no time in pondering over such things. The work of the shipyard was in progress, and the O'Dell ships were on their way to get into complete use after the detailed careful repairing.