Damien called the full pack together at noon.
Three hundred and forty-seven wolves in the central yard, the same configuration as the declaration, the same cold clear sky. But the quality of the gathering was different — this wasn't ceremony, it was preparation, and everyone knew it before he spoke.
He told them everything.
The thirty-year pattern of Voidblood wolf disappearances. The extraction. The wolves taken to Norrskov and never seen again. He told them about Lena Cole — Mira's mother, who had come through Silverfang territory eight years ago running from Valdris's network and hadn't made it to safety. He told them about the coordinated operation that had expelled Mira from Ashveil. He told them what Valdris was coming for and why.
He told them that scouts had been on their perim
