Outside the palace walls, the warriors spread out across the surrounding forest, their movements precise but cautious. Each step they took was calculated, careful not to disturb the terrain too much, though the signs Draven left behind were impossible to ignore. The ground bore the deep impressions of his claws, and the underbrush was torn and bent in ways that suggested the raw power behind each movement. Every broken branch and snapped twig screamed of his presence, though none dared approach ...