A fortnight passed before chairs filled around the hall. Voices rose where leaders met by choice, not summons.
From every big pack across the land, someone came. In some cases, it was the Alpha stepping forward themselves. Other times, a Beta showed up - or maybe someone chosen by vote. Inside what used to be Ashford fortress now stood a vast space built just for this gathering - room enough for two hundred wolves, each one speaking for one of ninety-three separate lands.
Never before had so many wolves come together at once. That moment marked a first in how we've seen them move as one.
