Lycan’s POV
“Then we stop reacting… and start moving first.”
The wind carried her words across the cliffs, but they stayed with me long after the silence returned.
Most people spoke emotionally when pressure cornered them. Fear made wolves reckless. Desperation made leaders reactive.
Kaelira did the opposite. The more dangerous things became, the calmer she grew. That should not have impressed me as much as it did.
But it did.
I watched her carefully as she turned from the cliffs and started back toward the inner corridors of Ironfang without waiting to see if I followed.
Interesting.
Weeks ago, she would have challenged me just to resist. Now she moved like someone already expecting me beside her.
And the worst part?
I was already adjusting to it too.
“You’re quiet,” she said w
