The retaliation started exactly one week after the Alpine mediation.
I was in the estate office reviewing coastal fishing reports when Morgan burst through the door, her face pale.
"We have a problem. Multiple problems. Coordinated."
I set down the reports. "How coordinated?"
"Six different territories filed formal complaints with the Continental Council this morning. All claiming Silverpaw overreach. All demanding investigations into your authority to mediate external disputes."
"The Alpine decision."
"The Alpine decision." Morgan pulled up the complaints on her tablet. "They're arguing you exceeded your jurisdiction, violated territorial sovereignty, and set dangerous precedent by restructuring another pack's governance."
"I was invited to mediate. They agreed to abide by my rulin
