~Lyra~
Kael was out handling his own business, leaving me and Kaelis in charge of completing the early selection.
On the final day of early selection, twenty-nine candidates had already been chosen. Only one slot remained empty.
And now, a flood of wolves—of every size, every background—poured into the hall.
Kaelis and I stood by an upstairs window, looking down at the bustling scene below.
I sipped from a glass of water and said dryly, “This looks more like a runway show than a candidate selection.”
Compared to the trials held inside werewolf packs, I always knew the Elite Blood trial would be more... performative. Less blood, more spectacle. I just never thought it could be this performative.
Kaelis shot me a sideways look and smirked. “This is nothing. Back when the trial was exc
