Henri nodded. "In the meantime, if I think of anything, anything at all, I'll write it down." He looked hopefully at Ransom. "Do you really think there's a chance we can catch him?"
"As I said, it won't happen immediately, unless we get very lucky. If I were him, I'd go to ground, regroup then start hunting for you again when I thought it was safe."
Henri's shoulders slumped. "So I could be staying here for a long time."
"Hey," Miranda said, "it's not all that bad. It's a big estate with lots of running room when you need it, and there's the pool, the workout room, the pleasure of my scintillating company…"
"Good food…" John added.
"And," Allyn said, "you'll be safe here. Very safe."
"But what will I do? I can't just sit around." Henri shook his head. "That would drive me and everyone else crazy."
"You can come with me when I go out to protect the wolves," Allyn replied.
"What?" After Allyn explained, Henri looked at him with deep respect. "That's very noble of you."
"Not really. It's just something that needs doing."
"So he set himself up as a one-man crusader," Ransom said, giving Allyn a hug.
"I'm sure it would be safe enough," Allyn told Henri. "At the most, we'd spend a week in one place, always in our wolf forms. I don't think there's any way Xavier could find you since we'd never go into town."
Henri nodded. "I'm sure you're right." He looked at everyone, saying gratefully, "I don't know how I can thank you all."
"Henri—" Miranda hugged him, "—we stick together."
"Watch it. Here comes the 'All for one, one for all' speech," Allyn said, grinning.
"Well, it's true," Miranda muttered, winking at Henri.
"And on that note…" Ransom put one arm around Allyn, steering him to the door.
"We shall see you tomorrow night," Allyn said. "Sleep well, everyone. I know I'm going to."
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