The network’s first test came sooner than expected.Before dawn, Lily woke with a sharp intake of breath, silver light flickering under her skin like a warning pulse. Luna rose instantly, ears flat, eyes fixed on the darkness beyond the tent walls.Derek was already awake.“You felt it,” he said quietly.“Yes,” Lily replied. “A spike. North-northeast.”Ridgefall’s liaison runner burst into the clearing moments later, breathless. “Northwatch perimeter, two sentries missing. No blood. No signs of struggle.”Silence snapped tight.Toren swore under his breath. “He’s testing response time.”“And chain strength,” Lily added. “Seeing how fast the network reacts.”Derek moved immediately. “I’ll take a scouting team.”“No,” Lily said. “You’ll take two. Mixed packs.”Derek paused, then nodded. “You’re right.”Within minutes, wolves moved, not frantically, but deliberately. Messages flashed along the network like sparks through dry grass.Elowen watched, impressed. “This would have taken days b
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