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The Third Claim
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2026-07-12 07:45:56Haydee
The Alpha who walked through Nightfall's gate did not move like a man entering another Alpha's territory.
He came under a white parley banner, six Bloodpine warriors at his heel and no weapon I could see. He was tall and pale-haired, immaculate as a drawn blade, and he crossed a courtyard full of wolves who wanted him dead as though he strolled through his own gardens.
Nightfall warriors tracked him with their eyes and their hands on their
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