Julien led Charlie through the packhouse and into a car waiting for them out front. The rest of the guests and packhouse staff had already left. The ceremony was to be held at a sacred clearing in the woods. Deep in the heart of the pack lands, where the original packhouse once stood. The place is considered holy to the pack. It is where all pack joining ceremonies and other big pack-wide events take place.
Chairs for over a thousand had been set up as all of the family members of the ranked pack member as well as elders from around the world were invited to the ceremony. In the center of the chairs was a stone-built pedestal and a wooden table holding a crystal bowl of water. A stone laid walkway would lead Charlie from to the center of the seating where Jamie and an elder would be waiti
