When Knight arrived at Assembly Hall, all the Alphas were present except Alpha Kenzi. The room was still dim, just like the last time he was here, and the statue of their goddess still stood behind the Elders who were seated at the stone table.

He scanned the room and nodded approvingly at Alpha Peers when he noticed that the shirtless Elder was nowhere to be found.

Sitting in Elder Kollo's usual seat was a new face. He did not look old compared to the other Elders, but the man ...