ELDER'S BLOOD
I watched him carefully, noting the tightening of his jaw, the way his lips pressed into a line as he processed my intentions.
“Vanda,” he said quietly, using my name. “What exactly are you planning?”
I leaned back in my chair, letting the weight of my decision settle into the room. “The old way,” I said.
He knew immediately. Packs bound by Elder Blood don’t rely on phones. They never have. Communication comes through letters, sealed, signed, trusted. My father had taught me that before he died, and the lesson had burned into me: some traditions endure because forgetting them is fatal.
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