I made a valiant effort to stay at Vicki’s side as she wended her way through the crowd of shifters to greet the Magi. It seemed like I encountered someone who had not yet greeted the new Alpha every few feet, and Vicki was already in conversation with a couple of Magi by the time I broke through the crowd of shifters to stand at her side.
“And this is my brother, Wyatt,” Vicki said as I arrived. “Wyatt, this is Travis Burke and Shelly Oldaker. The Assembly voted to reinforce the 7th, and while I still command the 7th, I’ve never commanded a force as large as it is now. Travis and Shelly have considerable experience leading a force this size and larger, and they’ll serve as executive officers for lack of a better term.”
For a moment, my mind locked at the question of whom I should greet
