Chapter246: Loose Ends

Eli I’m still not sure what to think of Tristan’s idea, but the rest of the Alphas seem to want to run with it. Personally, I’d rather see Gene’s head strung up on a pole, but I guess since we’re all going to be running a kingdom together, we need to compromise. I suppose I’ll see how I feel about it when we finally catch the bastard. It doesn’t seem like that’s happening very soon. We’re being pulled in different directions, all for dead ends. Right now, we’re following up a lead of some guy with a long beard in Mark’s territory who’s been holed up in a shack on some agricultural land. Apparently, the owner saw him and thought he was suspicious, so he reported it to Mark’s warriors. Gene didn’t have a beard when I saw him last, and it’s a pretty cheesy way to disguise himself, if not just flat-out stupid, so I suppose it could actually be him. He’s not exactly the brightest bulb. We’re at the main house on the property talking to the owner, a man who is ironically also named Mark. Thi