The Lycan King’s Broken Mate
“The lunar cycle is visible on the stone. We prepare.”
“We’ll adjust the night watch,” I reply. “Three shifts instead of two, less time per person on the eastern side.” Overstrained eyes see more, even when there’s nothing to see.
Mae has everything ready in the healing wing. Height, weight, head circumference, chest. Notes on teething, nail length, skin temperature. “One step up in acceleration,” she says. “Not pathological, but noticeable. We’re still monitoring the long bones.” She looks at me. “We’ll extend the afternoon rest window by thirty minutes. And move the evening one up by an hour.”