THE MATE HE COULDN'T CLAIM
Elders, warriors, strategists they filled the circular chamber, their voices a low murmur that swelled into a storm as soon as the Seal was mentioned.
“We should destroy it,” Elder Mora declared, her gnarled hands clutching her staff. “The Seal brings nothing but ruin. Burn it, bury the ashes.”
“Destroying it might trigger something worse,” countered Kellan, the pack’s historian. “If it’s one of five, the others may be searching for it. Breaking it could draw them here.”
Lucien raised a hand for silence. “The Seal is under my protection until I have more information. We will not act rashly.”
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