Ellie frowned slightly, straightening from where he leaned against the desk. "Odd?" he echoed. "What exactly?"
Ares's eyes lowered slowly, meeting his Beta's. There was a flicker there, unease and calculation, something heavy that didn't sit right with him. His fingers stilled on the arm of his chair, the faint tapping coming to an end.
"Do you not find it strange," Ares said slowly, "that you caught a whiff of an intruder in our territory today, and right after that, a letter arrives saying the Convergence Ceremony will be held in Grimhowl?"
Ellie's brows knitted as the implication sank in. "You think they already knew about the council's decision?" he asked. "That's impossible. If you just got this letter, that means every others should be receiving theirs at the same time."
Ares's jaw clenched. "Still, I find it suspicious. I can't shake the feeling that the scent you caught has something to do with the information in that letter."
