The preparation for the Council journey took two days.
Not because the logistics were complicated — four wolves traveling light, Silverfang's perimeter held by Cord's second-in-command in his absence, the documentation Greer had agreed to provide formally recorded and sealed. The logistics were simple.
The preparation was everything else.
Damien ran debrief sessions with Greer for four hours on the first day, building the testimony into the tightest possible shape — every claim supported by specific evidence, every date verified, every name confirmed. Greer cooperated with the precision of a man who had been preparing this testimony in his own head for years and was relieved to finally have somewhere to put it.
Mira sat in on both sessions. Not speaking much. Listening, filing, connect
