As Good As His Own Private Property

"If you're just making this up, we will kill you," the Wolf King stated. "You already broke our trust once. Don't think that you can get away with doing it a second time."

"You'll soon realize that I'm telling the truth," Jalrog replied as it traveled alongside the Wolf King and the Broodmother. "Also, there won't be a next time. I can promise you that."

"As you should," the Broodmother commented. "Still, how did you come across the information?"

"I caught a few of their scouts loitering in my territory, so I interrogated them," Jalrog answered. "Humans are weak-willed. All I need to do is promise them that I will give them a chance to live if they answer my questions, and they start talking."

"What happened to those humans?" the Wolf King asked.

"I ate them, of course." Jalrog smirked. "It has been a while since I have eaten Wanderers."