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Gerald.

Later…

I noticed how anxious and flighty Iris was all morning at breakfast. She kept darting her gaze at everyone with those wild, unblinking eyes, and it set me on edge. I wondered if it was the medication or lack of sleep.

When Erianna stepped in, I could feel the weight of their silent clash. Still, I got distracted by a call about the border, something about new fences and tension among the folks there. So now I’m here.

“Have the fence torn down, Alpha. Our ancestors didn’t live with barriers between them. Frank Medow’s just trying to copy the city wolves. They barricade themselves. No communal life. Silvaton Ridge has always survived on good living,” Mr. Kemble insists, his voice sharp.

He’s a leader out here on the east border, respected, stubborn.

My brows knit as I study the fence. He’s not wrong. Our people survived by living as one, sharing and protecting each other. But some of the newer folks, like Frank, don’t know our ways. He grew up in the city, only came bac
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