Mitch had his phone out. He was taking notes. He would be taking notes.
"Crel Daven knows about the four historical precedents," Corva continued. "He's been studying them for years. What he understands — correctly — is that a Stabilizer wolf in a strong, established territory, raised by Alpha parents with significant standing, with a crew around her that has already proven it resolves conflict rather than sustains it—"
"Is a threat to anyone whose power depends on things staying crooked," I said.
Corva looked at me. "Yes."
"He's not coming for the baby," Ryke said. His voice had gone flat in the specific way it went when he'd arrived at the full shape of something. "He's coming for us. If the territory around her falls, her effect is neutralized before it develops."
"He needs us gone
