The first mistake wasn’t loud nor was it dramatic. It was a hand tightening too fast around a weapon, I saw it before anyone else didAn Ironclaw wolf, young, impatient, shifted his weight wrong, fingers closing around the hilt at his side. He wasn’t acting under command or any order, it was just a decision he took by himself.“Don’t,” Kael said sharply. But it came a second too late.The wolf lunged forward straight for Darian. Darian met him head-on, knocking the blade aside with a brutal twist of his wrist. Their bodies slammed together, boots tearing into the earth as they struggled for control.The wolves around reacted, my people moved to intercept, they didn’t charge forward blindly, they adjusted positions, cutting angles, and blocking advances.Ironclaw answered immediately, more stepped in, then three more. And just like that the clearing became a fight.“Stand down!” Kael’s voice cut through the noise. Some of his wolves hesitated. Mine didn’t because there were defending t
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