(Kiara)
Taren and Lenora spoke with Bram before he left Pinehaven in the afternoon. I stayed for part of the conversation, but Bram told them the same thing he had told me. Three Blackridge scouts had been near Silvercrest several days before the attack. Nobody tried to turn that into proof of something we couldn't prove.
The next morning, I returned to the training grounds before the other wolves arrived. Taren didn't mention Bram when he saw me. He handed me a wooden practice weapon and showed me where to stand. I understood that our conversation about Silvercrest wasn't going to change how he trained me.
"You're holding it wrong." Taren reached for another weapon. "If someone hits yours from the side, you'll lose it. Fix your grip and try again."
I adjusted my hands and copied the w
