SAGE
I stood by the bedroom window with my arms folded across my chest, looking down at the training grounds below.
The entire place had been transformed into something that barely resembled the familiar grounds I had grown up seeing.
There had always been warriors training there.
That was normal.
What wasn't normal was seeing ordinary pack members standing where seasoned soldiers usually stood.
Farmers, hunters, blacksmiths... name them.
Young wolves who had only recently reached adulthood, women who had never held a weapon outside seasonal drills.
Even elderly wolves who should have been resting after years of serving the pack had been called to participate in defensive exercises.
Everyone.
Jason wanted everyone ready.
I watched him bark another order, his voice carrying clear
