A chill crept down Korra's spine. She had thought accepting her as a Luna candidate would be the hardest battle. Now she realized there would be pack members who saw her not as a person, but as a threat, or worse, as a tool to be controlled.

"We should return to the celebration," Kael said, placing a protective hand on her lower back. "This isn't the time."

A scream cut through the festive noise.

Everyone froze, heads snapping toward the source. A young warrior burst through the doors, his ...