The Crescent Heir
He leaned back into his swivel chair and regarded the hooded figure with those full grey eyes — pale and luminous, catching the candlelight like twin moons suspended in the dark.
"Promised I'd get answers before seeing you," the figure returned, his voice a low baritone. "And I did."
"And skipped last night's supper doing it?" Jebediah's tone carried easy amusement. "You work way too hard, Emmett. Ease off before you work yourself into an early grave."
Emmett pulled back his hood, revealing a face carved by discipline. He navigated the darkness without hesitation, the way wolves always did, and settled into a chair beyond the candle's reach, his posture relaxed but precise.