I nudged the clothing with my nose, and the amulet dropped out onto the concrete. I couldn’t believe it—the thing that started this all was now at my paws. It surged, almost like power was being continuously drawn from it. I remembered Gwenna’s speech; something about taking the amulet with him.

I glanced down at it. Was this the source of the Ancient Alpha’s power? If I broke it…would he lose it all? I raised a paw, and was inches from setting things right when I ...