The Sovereign

The Palace - 2 Days Before the Execution

Zortau waited patiently for the guard to open the cell door. When it swung open, he walked into the confining space, dismissing the guard.

Gibraltr sat against the wall chained. The wolf truly was remarkable. His amber beard had grown in over the last week, the untrimmed sideburn chops he kept, particularly thick.

But the oddly colored amber eyes, a signature of the Gibraltr line, stood out ...