Laughs was in Lupus, so kept his message simple. "Deep Fang frenzied in a stare down with me. Should not lead. Glass Walker's dream will come true. Think on it."

If he had his way, he would have had his challenge and won, and it would have been over with. No wonder the Shadow Lords had what leadership they did. Even in victory they twisted the situation to their own ends. Now all he could do was plant the seeds of doubt within them and give Hour Tales a better chance.

He waited to see if they had any reaction before going back to the Red Talons.