[Are you ready?] the biological supercomputer asked.
Crouched behind a bush, Erik watched as a pack of wolf-like thaids prowled through the forest.
Erik had never seen them around these parts, and while he didn't come to Mur a lot of time ago, he was pretty sure they didn't belong to this area but were likely migrating.
It wasn't just because of how they were behaving: sniffing the area, checking their surroundings, marking trees with their scent, and howling to communicate with each other. Some were investigating potential den sites under fallen logs, while others prowled along game trails, clearly searching for signs of prey.
The pack stayed unusually close together, which was a sign of caution. Two of the larger thaids were even testing different paths through the undergrowth, seemingly establishing new routes.
