~ SASHA ~
On the fifth week of the humans being called into Thana, the patrols were finally called off and both of them could breathe easier. There'd been a very difficult week where the humans had brought in dozens of drones to search the forests.
Zev knew that the exercise was a last-ditch effort. But the beauty of it was that the drones could only identify living creatures from positions directly above, or directly facing. By hiding in the cave, he and Sasha had successfully evaded every set of digital eyes that passed over the mountain.
It had been a hungry week, but by the end, Zev's mood was noticeably improved. They'd thwarted the humans at every turn. If the guy Zev killed had been discovered, he'd never been spoken of within hearing of Zev.
Zev admitted to her one night in the furs that he was actually feeling hopeful for the first time.
