Moon-Scarred Vow
It let out a low whimper, almost like… it recognized its own blood.
"Impossible!" Lyra screamed. "You should be completely subservient to the Master! Your soul has been devoured by shadow!"
The giant wolf suddenly turned to Lyra, the blood-red in its eyes reasserting dominance, and let out a chilling growl.
"Yes, that's it," Lyra immediately changed tactics. "Remember your mission, remember the Master's command. That child must be sacrificed, the Fissure must be fully opened!"
The giant wolf seemed to be struggling internally, sometimes looking at me and Orion, a flicker of familiar light in its eyes; other times turning towards the rift, as if drawn by some call.