WHAT THE MOON REVEALS
Ravik did not overstay his welcome.
That was the unsettling part.
He asked for nothing beyond permission to observe. He moved through Nightfall territory with the restraint of someone who understood that trust was not claimed in grand gestures, but in the absence of offense. He did not pry into restricted areas. He did not test boundaries openly. When warriors escorted him, he did not object. When they watched him, he did not pretend not to notice.
And somehow, within days, his presence felt almost expected.
Elara hated that.
She tried to pinpoint exactly what unsettled her most. It wasn’t his knowledge — though that alone would have been enough. It wasn’t his calm, either. Wolves who roamed alone often learned stillness out of necessity.
It was the way he see
