Chapter 71: The Unraveling
The return to Silverfang Keep was a somber, silent procession. The victory of retrieving Elias was a hollow shell, crushed under the weight of Lyra's absence. Kael led the way, a storm contained in human form, his silence more terrifying than any roar. The warriors, who had cheered their Alpha's decisive rescue mission, now walked with grim faces, the bizarre events in the ice caves a secret poison in their ranks.
They passed through the main gates under a sky the color of bruised flesh, the first fat flakes of a new storm beginning to fall. The courtyard, usually bustling with training and life, fell silent as they entered. Pack members stopped their work, their eyes darting from the miraculously healed Elias to their Alpha's stony, unapproachable face.
