As they left, I remained alone, the somber darkness my only company. The Black Faes were formidable, but they hadn't reckoned with the resolve of a Luna Queen defending her kin. We would meet their shadows with an even greater ferocity, for the light of our unity would burn away their deceitful veils.

The air crackled with tension as I reached for the ancient communication stone-its surface cool and etched with sigils that glowed beneath my fingertips. The time had come to unite the packs, to ...