Aralia's Point of View
I meant what I had vowed to Jo. I would help her. The elemental wolf caught my attention when she was running through the forest, fleeing the security of the Armstrong development site. I was set to intervene when she injured herself, but the young Alpha came instead to her aid. I was intrigued that Jo would join a protest of the development site. I knew who she was: the adopted daughter of billionaire Lennox Armstrong. Even forest guardians were aware of the influential figures of this world, especially if their actions directly affected us. It was clear that Jo did not know that she was a werewolf, and that fascinated me. I marveled at her interactions with the natural world and her reverence for the ancient red pines.
I watched the middle-aged gentleman from afa
