เข้าสู่ระบบMemories from months back flooded me as my eyes ran through the northern borders we had left behind. They were a breeding ground for bitterness, a wasteland of scrub and jagged red stone where the exiled packs were sent to die, It was here that I had spent six grueling months.I walked through the encampment, my dark eyes scanning the makeshift tents, the features and attributes that made me the groomed Prince of the fortress and the Obsidian Throne was gone; my silver-furred shoulders were scarred, my jaw bearded, and my cloak frayed at the edges.But my posture remained unbroken, I still carried the bearing of a king.I returned back to the people for the morning drill and started with my usual motivational speech; I had to work through their minds over and over again that I was to be king and no one else. “He calls us savages,” Dorian’s voice boomed over the crackle of a central bonfire, drawing the attention of the ragged wolves gathering around. “Kael sits upon the Obsidian Thro
The true test of my labor came with the arrival of spring. The valley was green now, the melting snow feeding the rivers and opening the passes, but with the warmth came the reality of the war ahead. We were no longer just surviving; they were preparing to march and earn our victory.I stood on a rocky outcrop overlooking the valley, watching the morning maneuvers. Below me, hundreds of warriors moved in perfect synchronization, the training was paying off and I did not need to bother about our efforts not matching up. We named ourselves the Green Army despite my hesitation, it was named so by the camp workers for the moss and pine needles they used to camouflage their armor, but also because they were raw, fresh, and untested in large-scale warfare.I didn’t want to bond that was already forming to deepen; my aim was to snatch the throne from my father's scheming hands and win back the heart of my beloved. Ensuring the army stayed healthy while increasing the intensity of their trai
By the second month, the ragtag assembly of three hundred rogues and displaced camp workers had grown to over a thousand. Words were beginning to spread and rumours began, the surrounding packs and villages hid themselves whenever there was a passage through their land. We moved deeper into the valley, establishing a massive hidden camp beneath a canopy of dense, ancient pines that hid our fires from scouting parties. The sheer scale of the operation obviously brought new, staggering challenges. The struggle shifted from basic survival to building an organized infrastructure. I spent my days walking the perimeter, my mind heavy with the weight of what was coming. We were a community now, yes, but we were long far years from being an army. “We have numbers, Lord Dorian,” Roderick said without proper understanding of the situation. “The camp workers who broke out are skilled in the ways of the army, what else do we need?” Jonn and Tomas nodded in agreement. “It’s true we have numbers,
The woods beyond the Alpha King’s borders can never be a place of sanctuary; they were a graveyard for the living and for a moment I felt a drop in my emotions for the people that lived there. For weeks, I had been living among the damp earth and decaying leaves, his clothes ragged and his boots worn thin despite living in a cabin. The air here tasted of old ash and damp soil, a stark contrast to the structured, fragrant halls of the fortress. I reflected on the transition from a life of nobility to one of absolute destitution that had been brutal, punishing my body and testing the absolute limits of my resolve. From the time I began the work of gathering my own army and fighting for survival, every muscle in my back ached from sleeping in the most uncomfortable position and the damp cold that settles directly into his bones. Yet, I knew that showing any sign of weakness would mean my own demise, because in the wild, the weak were consumed.I would never forgive my father for having
I pushed open the door to Selene’s chambers, the brutal tension that usually gripped my shoulders whenever I wore the perpetual armor. The tension that rattled me softened the moment I stepped over the threshold and saw Selene's face. Selene was sitting by the dying embers of the hearth, bathed in a soft, amber glow that caught the chestnut shade of her hair. She looked entirely ethereal, a stark contrast to the cold, harsh realities of the war council I had just left behind. Even stripped of her royal finery, wearing a simple gown, she held an innate grace that commanded my complete adoration.Maddie was sitting across from her, but as soon as the rustle of my cloak betrayed my presence, her eyes snapped up. Sensing the sudden shift in the room, Maddie stood quietly, dipping her head in a respectful, silent nod. She gathered her sewing basket and slipped out into the corridor, closing the door softly behind her.That left just the two of us, alongside the small, rhythmic breathing c
In the evening, the fire in the hearth crackled, throwing long, amber shadows across the tapestries of my private chambers. Outside, the wind howled through the ramparts of the fortress, a bitter reminder of the world beyond these stone walls. Maddie sat across from me, her fingers nimbly working a needle through a heavy woolen cloak. For a long time, the only sounds between us were the snapping of the logs and the rhythmic shhh-shhh of her thread."The fortress feels different lately, my lady," Maddie said softly, not breaking her stitch. "Since alpha Kael defeated the blackthorn leader, the air itself feels heavier. Safer, perhaps, but tightly wound, like a bow string pulled just a fraction too far.""A kingdom born from blood is rarely restful, Maddie. You should know that by now" I replied, resting my teacup on the small side table. I looked out the window facing the garden and bushes that covered the other minor clan. "Kael’s rule is absolute because it has to be, but absolute ru







