midnight
When ye fight with a Wolf of the Pack , ye must fight him alone and afar , Lest others take part in the quarrel , and the Pack be diminished by war . The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge , and where he has made him his home , Not even the Head Wolf may enter , not even the Council may come . The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge , but where he has digged it too plain , The Council shall send him a message , and so he shall change it again . If ye kill before midnight , be silent , and wake not the woods with your bay , Lest ye frighten the deer from the crops , and the brothers go empty away . Ye may kill for yourselves , and your mates , and your cubs as they need , and ye can ; But kill not for pleasure of killing , and SEVEN TIMES NEVER KILL MAN . If ye plunder his Kill from a weaker , devour not all in thy pride ; Pack-Right is the right of the meanest ; so leave him the head and the hide . The Kill of the Pack is the meat of the Pack .