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The gathering

Author: Zophirya
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-12-08 18:02:02

RAVEN

The gathering took place in a massive amphitheater carved into neutral territory—ancient stone seats arranged in a circle around a central fighting pit. Hundreds of wolves filled the space, their combined presence making the air thick with power and tension.

Morrison's fifty wolves occupied the west side, a wall of muscle and leather. Our seventy supporters spread across the east, looking outnumbered despite having more bodies. Psychology, I realized. Morrison had positioned his wolves to seem more imposing.

I walked down the center aisle with my three mates flanking me, feeling every eye track our movement. The whispers started immediately.

"Three mates."

"So young."

"This won't end well."

We took our seats in the designated area for challengers. Across the pit, Morrison sat like a king on a throne, surrounded by his loyalists. When our eyes met, he smiled—cold, confident, certain of victory.

Magdalene stood at the pit's center, her voice magically amplified to reach every corn
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