Chapter 21 Rising Tensions

• As the remaining pack members assembled in the main hall, the atmosphere in the packhouse was oppressive. Kieran was at the front, his face solemn yet determined. Beside him, Elara's amulet was dimly gleaming, serving as a reminder of the weight and power she held.
• Kieran said, his voice breaking over the mutterings of dissatisfaction, "We've been weakened." We're not broken, though. We shall endure this, just as Moonveil has survived worse.
• Out of the crowd, someone exclaimed, "How?" "Half of our fighters simply left." Among us, Cassandra is the strongest.