~ ZEV ~
It wasn't fair, and not the way Zev usually handled himself, but he ordered the packs to provide a cave for his family. He knew that likely meant a lower-ranked Alpha had been sent to the tents. But after what they'd been through, Zev needed something solid at his back if he was going to be able to rest.
He didn't feel like sleeping at all, of course. But giving himself the best chance was wise. And Sasha… Sasha was exhausted. Swaying on her feet by the time they'd finished eating dinner. She sighed with relief when they were shown to a small, but warm cave on the edge of the encampment, near where Lhars and Kyelle bedded. It was twenty feet up a path that followed the foot of a rise, and positioned in such a way that it couldn't be seen until you were almost standing in front of it, which gave Zev added relief.
He ordered guards at the base of the trail that led to it, and others positioned above them, hoping that might help him rest, too.
