Gianna sat quietly beside Nolan as he laid out the full scope of the healer’s and Elias’s crimes before the assembled council members, his voice carrying the weight of everything they had endured over these past weeks. The elders listened with grave expressions, murmuring among themselves as the details unfolded, the deception, the manipulation, the attack on Gianna and their unborn child. When Nolan finished, the eldest among them, a silver-haired man who had served the council longer than any other member present, spoke first. “Their offense is punishable under pack law,” he said slowly, his tone carrying the careful deliberation of someone accustomed to weighing consequences. “That much is clear. But Your Majesty, we must consider practical matters as well. Both of them serve the moon goddess in their capacity as healer and librarian. If she dies, who takes her place? Neither of them has a child to inherit her position. We would be left without a healer entirely.” Nolan’s jaw t
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