A Calculated Siege

The heavy scent of pine and fresh blood clung to the perimeter of Obsidian Roar, marking the end of another brutal week.

Valera and Magnus hadn't caught a full night's rest since crossing back into Royal Pack territory. The feral assaults struck under the cover of darkness, night after relentless night. Sometimes it was a handful of mutated wolves slipping past the tree line to test the outer pa