It did not come from the lattice.
It did not come from the Court.
It did not come from the Dominion.
It came from a map that didn’t exist before.
Yuki found it.
Not in our systems.
Not in trade overlays.
In migration patterns.
“Look at this,” she said quietly, projecting a new layer over the continental grid.
The map glowed faintly.
Tiny shifts.
Small relocations.
Not large enough to trigger governance alerts.
Not concentrated enough to imply organized movement.
But measurable.
Enhanced wolves.
And a handful of non-enhanced facilitators.
Drifting.
Not fleeing.
Not defecting.
Relocating.
“Where?” Catherine asked.
Yuki zoomed out.
Toward the interior.
Unclaimed land.
No major pack authority.
No trade routes.
No resonance circles.
No Institute presence.
A place th
