****The elders returned to the pack under the veil of early afternoon, their robes brushing silently against the polished stone of the palace. A single guard was summoned, chosen carefully for his reputation of obedience and discretion. The elders spoke to him in hushed tones, their voices steady, persuasive, each word layered with authority and urgency. “Go to Elias,” the eldest said, voice calm but heavy with insistence. “Tell him that Lucian is in trouble. Tell him that we need his help. Emphasize that it is urgent. He must respond immediately.”The guard nodded, swallowing the unease rising in his throat. There was a strange urgency in the elders’ gaze, one that made questioning them impossible. He had served the palace for years, had never known them to mislead or manipulate lightly, yet the words left a taste in his mouth, bitter and sharp. Still, he obeyed. He was trained to obey.As he made his way through the winding corridors of the palace, the elders watched silently from
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