The corner of his mouth twitches, and I keep my stoic facade.
Long ago, his ancestors gave mine the Lotus pack land out of spite. The ground was barren, the trees thin, and it bordered the outlands, in unmarked territory where rogues and ferals ran wild.
We knew what it was designed to do. To make us fail, to make us bend the knee and demand sanctuary.
Even then, it was clear which bloodline was stronger.
We proved it by transforming that land throughout the years. Eventually, we revived the earth and expanded our territory into the outlands, pushing it back and shocking everyone.
“Nonsense, I heard your leadership was paramount to your victory.”
He is trying to find a weakness, my beast whispers to me. He seeks to control, to take.
I've never doubted my instincts, and I wouldn't s
