A white mark remains on the map, and the preparatory unit follows it into the night. Swords, shields, treatment, carts, and frightened new hands all have to work together if everyone is to come back. The confrontation with the white wolf closes one danger but does not end the work. More names enter the unit, more duties appear, and a blank cloth begins to mean something before it ever becomes a banner. Night of the White Wolf is about the moment a temporary unit starts becoming a place people can trust with their return.