The council convened within hours. All six alliance members. Every pack leader who could make it on short notice.The young wolf repeated her story. The dreams. The message. Lena asking for help.“It’s been ten years,” Torren said. “Why would the seal weaken now?”“Because willing sacrifice changes the Source,” the Collective’s representative said. “Makes it evolve. Adapt. Maybe it’s adapting in ways we didn’t predict.”“Or Lena’s will is breaking,” Mother Elara suggested. “Ten years of constant suffering. Even the strongest mind has limits.”“She wouldn’t break,” Alina said immediately. “She’s stronger than that.”“Everyone breaks eventually. Given enough time. Enough pain.”“Then we find a way to help her. Reinforce the seal. Give her relief. Something.”“How? We can’t reach the Source. It’s sealed hundreds of feet underground. We can’t communicate with it. Can’t negotiate. Can’t do anything except wait and hope the seal holds.”“The dreams are communication,” the young wolf said. “
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