Cole exhaled. "The problem isn't whether the accusation is true. The problem is what comes next."
That was the important part.
The allegation itself was meaningless.
The consequences attached to it were not.
Cole gestured toward the letter.
"This will absolutely reach the council."
I wasn't surprised.
In fact, I had expected it.
Anything involving cross-pack conflict always attracted attention.
Particularly from people who had never stepped onto a battlefield in their lives.
"And when it does," Cole continued, "the first thing they're going to ask is why you led Blood Crescent warriors into Stonevale territory in the first place."
I rolled my eyes.
Cole ignored my reaction.
"You know they're going to demand explanations. They weren't even aware of what happened with the Luna.
