Most people would never notice them.
That was the point.
I walked the perimeter of the square slowly, checking each entry corridor as I went. The northern street was already filling with arriving wolves. Families stepped through the gate carrying travel bags and folding chairs, pausing to look around the plaza before moving deeper into the crowd.
It struck me again how unusual this scene would have been only a year ago.
Wolves standing openly in the capital.
Not as workers.
Not as petitioners.
As guests.
As equals.
That alone was enough to make certain factions uncomfortable.
I reached the western street and paused briefly beside one of the wolf patrol officers stationed there.
“Anything unusual come through?” I asked.
The guard considered the question. “Three traveling perform
