Zara was the first to hear it.
She had fallen asleep in the forest, amidst the soft chittering of the birds and the cool breeze and the singular chime brought her out of her slumber.
She sat up suddenly, her entire body taut and expectant, her eyes darting.
There was no mistaking what she had heard; it was the war bell. But why only one chime?
Did she mishear?
Another chime sounded and echoed across the pack.
She jumped to her feet. There it was again, but once again, it was just a singular chime. What did it mean?
She tried to remember her training, many chimes meant that there was danger coming from outside the pack.
One chime?
That meant… There was danger… inside the pack.
Zara dashed forward, sprinting as fast as she could.
Finally, something she was good at, she thought as
