The Crescent Heir
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By noon, the Silverwood estate writhed with activity. Banners snapped in the bitter wind, each printed with the sigils of clans whose names are centuries old. It was the special day of the Crimson Ceremony, when the Blood-moon shines the brightest.
Deimon sat enthroned in his manor's council room, conducting what he'd labeled a "casual meeting" with his Blood-Moon Scion. Casual, as if anything involving werewolf politics could be casual. As tradition demanded, the Scion appeared in ceremonial attire—ancient furs and woven silver threads . Deimon, naturally, was an exception. He despised the old ways the way fire despises rain.