A few days had passed and it was now the evening of the ball. I was nervous and excited, as I'd never attended one before. Nadir stood at the helm of the stage, and spread his arms wide to commence the event.

“Let the dancing begin,” Nadir announced again to the gathered pack. He’s actually calm for a change, I thought to myself privately with a slight smirk.

As I beheld the makeshift ballroom, brightly lit up in the midst of the cold Alaskan frontier, ...