Learning the Rules
Survival, Elias quickly realized, depended on learning the rules of this hidden world, and learning them fast. Seraphina, occupied with her recovery and the immediate political fallout from the Stonefang attack within her own territory, delegated the task of Elias’s initial briefing to Kaelen. It was a decision that spoke volumes about her trust in her Beta, but also perhaps served as a subtle test for Elias, forcing him to navigate the simmering resentment of one of the pack’s most traditional, human-skeptic members. Kaelen approached the task with the grim reluctance of a man forced to explain sacred mysteries to an unbeliever. He escorted Elias to a small, functional room off the main cavern – sparsely furnished with a table, chairs, and walls lined with surprisingly modern shelving ho
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