The hush that had descended upon the Great Hall was thick enough to crush bone.Clara stood in the middle of the shattered iron threshold, a goddess born of ash and volcanic shadow. Thirty feral wolves, beasts that had torn seasoned warriors apart for decades, knelt in a flawless, horrifying crescent moon configuration behind her. Their muzzles were crushed flat against the volcanic stone; bloodied, their chests heaved in utter biological servitude to the high-ranking alpha lineage of the Keepers of the Northern Fire.Elder Sharon appeared as if he'd been hit by lightning. His face, thin and wrinkled, became a hideous grey, and his eyes, white and sightless, opened wide in pure dread. The ancient rule he'd wielded like a guillotine had now turned against him, crowning the exact lady he'd tried to destroy. "I asked you a question, Sharon," Clara continued, her voice sliding into a deadly, dark velvety tone that bounced off the arched ceilings. She moved closer, her ripped midnight-b
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