**Gaia's POV**

Lysander's massive silver wolf collides with Dennis in a blur of fur and fury. They crash through the underbrush, snarling and snapping, a whirlwind of violence that sends smaller trees bending and breaking under the force of their combat.

I've never seen Lysander fight like this. Not in training at Volcano Valley. Not even in the battle to reclaim Silver Wing territory. This is different—raw, desperate, utterly committed. Every strike carries the weight of ...