Kael’s POV
I knew the council would feel it.
The moment the bond surged in the corridor, the territory had reacted so subtle but undeniable. The torches along the outer walls had flared. The wolves in the lower grounds had gone silent.
Power did not move quietly in this land.
By dawn, I was summoned.
Not requested.
Summoned.
The council chamber doors shut with more force than necessary as I entered. Every elder was present. Even those who rarely left their private wings.
Marcellus did not waste time.
“You crossed the threshold,” he said.
It was not accusation.
It was confirmation.
“The bond deepened,” I replied evenly.
“You destabilized containment.”
“I strengthened connection.”
A murmur rippled through the chamber.
“You felt it,” one of the elders pressed. “The land shifte
