Book Two – Chapter 7
The Council of a New Dawn
Three days passed before the journey home began.
The Hall of Forgotten Kings no longer felt like a prison.
Its ancient corridors echoed with voices instead of silence.
Ashford warriors shared meals with Black Hollow soldiers. Members of the former First Circle helped repair the damage left by the battle. For the first time in generations, wolves who had once tried to kill one another worked side by side.
Yet peace remained fragile.
One mistake could shatter it.
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On the morning of the fourth day, Alaric summoned everyone to the Grand Chamber.
The vast room had once housed the rulers of the united kingdom. A round moonstone table stood at its center, surrounded by twelve carved chairs.
Cassiel remained standing.
"I will not sit up
