*Wren*

I didn’t want to tell Amaya that I was nervous about this meeting. In the ten years of my reign, this was the first time I’d ever met any of the other alpha kings. I probably should’ve but my ancestors made a precinct of closing our borders.

There were too many precious secrets that it was my duty to protect and keep. It filled me with anxiety to break the tradition and leave Shadowguard, especially to aid another territory. ...