Wolf Moon - Queen of the Hidden Claw
“For our leader.”
Alex exhales slowly. “I didn’t ask to—”
“We know,” Eve says. “That’s why they’re yours.”
Mazikene unwraps the cloth. The blades catch the early light immediately. They’re a matched pair—slightly curved, long enough to demand respect but not so heavy they’d slow her. The steel is darkened, patterned subtly, like smoke trapped beneath the surface. The hilts are wrapped in deep red leather, worn in just enough places to suggest they were meant to be held, not displayed.