Dawn arrived without warmth.A thin mist clung to the forest floor as Kael stood on the balcony overlooking the training grounds. Warriors sparred below, steel clashing against steel, breath fogging in the morning chill.Everything looked normal.Too normal.Behind him, the chamber doors creaked open softly.Aria stepped out, fully dressed, her dark hair braided over one shoulder. She didn’t speak at first. She simply walked to his side.“You didn’t sleep,” she observed.Kael didn’t deny it.At moonset, a hooded courier had appeared at the southern watch post.No pack scent.No fear.Just a sealed leather packet.The Veil moved quickly.Kael reached into his coat and withdrew three folded parchments.“They delivered,” he said quietly.Aria’s eyes sharpened. “Already?”He nodded.She took the first parchment and opened it.Her breath stilled.“The Emberfall Pack,” she read.Kael’s jaw tightened.Emberfall wasn’t small.It was prosperous.Stable.Its Alpha, Rurik, had attended Kael’s fa
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