The Luna Queen's Blood Oath
It was the mark of my own ancestors, the one my grandfather had described to me from old family lore the symbol of the Blackwood pioneers who had first tried to forge alliances with the northern packs centuries ago.
“He’s one of mine,” I said, my voice thick with a strange, hollow grief. “An ancestor.”
Cane paused, his gaze falling on the pendant. He looked at me, his expression unreadable, then back at the silent remains.
“He is not the first of your line to perish on this mountain,” he said, his voice softer than before, but still laced with a weary finality. “Nor the last, I imagine, had you come alone. They all thought they were worthy. They all thought their cause was just. The mountain
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