Chrome and Claws
a Rider warrior announced.
The room broke into applause, some genuine, while others stiff with restraint.
A few murmurs cut through the clapping, words like outcast and Iron Fang rebel but Axel’s aura silenced them quickly.
The introductions began, as each Alphas from neighboring packs stepped forward, bowing to Axel and acknowledging Raven with varying degrees of politeness.
From the Frostfangs came a grizzled wolf who smelled of pine and ice, his gaze cautious but not hostile.
From the Emberclaws, a sharp-eyed woman who smirked as though she knew every secret in the room.