The command caused the air to come to a still.
Vane’s voice was high and thin, the sound of a man who had finally realized he was no longer the most dangerous creature present. My golden fur was matted with Sora’s dark blood, and I could feel the steam rising from my back.
"Kill her!" Vane screamed again, spit flying from his lips.
He gestured wildly to his guards, his eyes darting toward my massive form as if he expected me to leap up the platform and tear his throat out next.
"I said kill it!" Vane’s voice cracked, his face a mask of purple-veined fury. "Now!"
The first guard lunged.
"Enough!"
The guard froze mid-leap, his paws skidding in the dirt as he scrambled to halt his momentum. The circle of wolves parted, and there he was.
Caden.
He walked into the center of the cle
