~Third person POV~

The Millhaven clearing was neutral and was free in every sense

It was at the midpoint between Stonefang and Nightshade territory: wide, flat space where the tree line pulled back from a frozen stream, open enough that no wolf could approach unseen from any direction, bounded by nothing that belonged to anyone. Inter-pack meetings had been held there for generations for exactly that reason. The ground carried no advantage for either party, which meant both parties ...