* Arriane *
The day after that night, the entire Capital had awakened earlier than usual.
The gray light stretched across the snow-covered valley while more than a hundred wolves poured toward the Trial Grounds. Their voices echoed through the mountains like distant thunder. Today was a different day.
No one laughed at each other. This is not a celebration and everyone knew how important this quarterfinal meant to every pack.
The Elder Council had changed the rules. There is no surrender and no intervention in the fight.No mercy is allowed. Only one wolf would leave the arena alive.
The other wolf would be carried out as a corpse depending on his opponent. I stood upon the royal platform beside the High Council, my hands clasped tightly before me. From here I could see almost everyth
