The Thursday council session was scheduled for nine in the morning.
At eight forty‑seven, a courier arrived at the Silver Fang gate wearing the colors of a pack that was not on the alliance roster.
He was professional about it — not aggressive, not provocative — the specific demeanor of someone instructed to deliver a message in a manner that communicated seriousness without communicating threat, because the person who had sent him understood the difference and had made a careful operational choice. He presented his credentials to the gate guard. He named his Alpha. He stated his purpose: formal petition for recognition before the Convergence Council. He requested that the petition be registered before the session opened.
The gate guard sent the message through the pack bond.
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