Kim nodded, removing one gold for his half. How the women were going to split the rest was up to them.<br/><strong>"'Kensla?', says the man and furrows his brows. 'So, he has resorted to mercenaries. Well, I can't help much, I'm afraid. Took me no time at all to find numerous tracks. Took me a total of two days to find the only tracks that amounted to anything, and they lead me to<br/>the woods northwest of the village. There, along a rocky escarpment, I found and killed a dozen wolves, lairing in a small cave.'"</strong><br/>Marc pauses, then adds ruefully.<strong><br/>"But I don't know how they could have caused so much trouble. The victims must have been drunk, 'cause those wolves seemed to be starving! Maybe I should have looked into it in more depth. But who has ever heard of two wolf packs in the same place? That's like two brawlers in the same inn...there would be but one pack, and before long!"<br/>"Let me guess: his nose is broken, right?",</strong>Paco asks.<br/>Marc just smiled and nodded.