Elysia.
The chaos from the pack erupted the moment the attack horn sounded.
From Kael's window, I watched the estate transform. Warriors poured from barracks, weapons in hand. Civilians ran toward the safe rooms. Guards abandoned their posts to take defensive positions. Everyone moved with urgency, but without unified leadership.
I should have stayed hidden like Kael ordered. Should have locked the passage and waited for this nightmare to end.
Instead, I ran after him.
The main courtyard was pure pandemonium. I saw wolves shifting between human and animal forms. Some looked towards the temple, waiting for the priest's orders. Others hesitated, remembering Kael had been stripped of authority.
Then Kael came from the estate, and everything changed.
"Northern wall. I want archers posit
