Orion's POV:

Orion was having a good day. He was currently walking back towards the east courtyard, nodding at the servants and wolves who saw him.

For the first time in a long time, he felt both pride and vindication. He had just walked back from a secret meeting in whitevale, where he met with a delegation who had rushed ahead on their own.

His gamble had paid off.

According to his lieutenant, they had managed to get an elder to follow them here.

He was finally going to get ...