로그인AUREN"Elara, I need more yarrow, hurry please."I didn't look up from the patient's arm, the discoloration had spread overnight. Not as fast as before, but faster than I wanted.Elara didn't move, I glanced at her.She stood by the herb shelf, her back to me, reorganizing jars that didn't need reorganizing."Elara?""I heard you before, I am not deaf." She snapped.She pulled down a jar, walked over and set it on the table beside me."You need to crush it first," I said quietly. "It won't absorb otherwise.""I know how to prepare yarrow. I started healing before you thought about it.""I didn't say you didn't Elara."She said nothing and walked back to the shelf. I ended up crushing the leaves myself.***The morning passed without my knowledge, patients flowed in and out of the healing wing. Word had spread faster than I expected, Villagers from neighboring settlements had begun arriving. Not just from Emberfall, from places I had never heard of, places I couldn't find on any map.
AUREN"Move him carefully!" I called as the doors burst open. "Take him to the Healing Wing."Apprentices scrambled into position, warriors lowered the stretcher onto the main cot. The man's son followed close behind, his face pale, his hands shaking.I stepped forward, the word I had said earlier without knowing, flashed in my memory again. My Healing Wing.The words still felt strange in my head. But Ronan had given it to me, he entrusted it to me, why? I couldn't tell, probably because he sees me beyond how I see me. The old storage hall had been transformed over the past week into clean shelves, fresh linens, herbs organized with purpose.Now it had its first real patient."How long has he been like this?"The son answered quickly. "Several days. He couldn't keep anything down, then he stopped speaking. This morning he wouldn't open his eyes."I knelt beside the cot.The man's skin was pale and waxy. His breathing was shallow, barely lifting his chest.I pressed my fingers agains
"Alpha... you haven't touched your breakfast."I looked up from the plate. The servant stood beside the table, her hands folded, her eyes lowered."I'm not hungry.""Shall I bring something else? Perhaps—""No." I raised my hands.She nodded immediately and began clearing the dishes.I watched her hands move swiftly across the table.I pushed my chair back and stood.The dining hall stretched before me,empty and silent. Morning light streamed through the windows, catching dust particles floating in the air.I used to love this room.Morning meals filled with laughter, warriors sharing stories, servants moving between tables with steaming platters.Now it was just an empty room. I walked toward the corridor.Servants flattened against the walls as I passed, conversations stopped, eyes dropped.Something about that made my heart pound.***Cassien opened the chambers door and I walked in.Selene was already seated.Her hand and gaze rested on her growing belly. She stroked it gently, bac
I looked down at my palms. The cuts had closed completely. No trace of them remained.Then came a knock on my door, pulling me back to my feet. I quickly shoved my hands behind my back."Come in." My voice cracked.The door creaked open, and the mother of the girl from last night stood outside.She stepped into the room with tears in her eyes. Before I could speak, she dropped to her knees."Thank you." Her voice shook."I don't know who you are or where you came from—""Please—" I leaned forward."—but you saved my daughter. You saved my baby."I reached for her arm. "Get up. Please, get up."She let me pull her to her feet. Her husband appeared beside her, his face still pale. He didn't speak. He simply placed a hand on my shoulder and nodded with a grateful smile."Thanks be to the Moon Goddess for showing Asher mercy."I smiled and pulled Asher's mother into a hug.The afternoon passed in a blur.Word spread through Emberfall faster than I expected. By the time the sun began dippi
"Make way!" Maelis shouted as she pushed through the crowd.I followed close behind her, my heart slamming against my ribs.Warriors parted for us. Families stepped aside, the training grounds opened before us, and I saw a small body on the ground.A girl, she looked eight. Her face had turned a sickly gray, and her lips were already tinged with blue. She convulsed once, twice, then went still."No, no, no—" A woman broke through the crowd, her face twisted with terror. "That's my daughter! Please that's my—"A warrior caught her before she could reach the child."Let me through!" The woman fought against his arms. "Let me—""The healers are here." The warrior's voice was firm but gentle. "Let them work."Three healers knelt around the girl. One pressed her fingers against the child's neck, checking for a pulse. Another lifted the girl's leg, exposing a small puncture wound on her ankle—two tiny red marks surrounded by harsh purple swelling."Viper bite." The healer's voice shook. "Sh
AUREN'S POV"The Alpha has called every household."I set down the folded cloths."Now?"Maelis nodded."Yes, Now."She opened the door, I followed.The paths leading to the central square were already packed. Warriors walked beside their families. Children held their parent's hands, nobody spoke above a whisper.Whatever this was about, everyone felt it, we reached the square.Almost the entire pack was already there, warriors stood in neat rows closest to the platform. Healers behind them, hunters on the eastern side. Families spread across the open space, children lifted onto shoulders.Everyone waited, a horn echoed across the pack.Conversation died.The warriors struck their fists against their chests, elders stepped onto the platform first.Then, Ronan appeared. Every head bowed.He stood with his hands behind his back, waiting until the square became completely still. I stayed near the back."People of Emberfall."His voice carried easily."I called you here because something







