The ceremony proceeds with traditional elements…readings from the pack's history, invocations of the Moon Goddess's blessing, symbolic gestures that represent the weight of leadership changing hands.
When it comes time for me to speak, I turn to face Matthias fully.
"Three years ago, I stood in this hall as Bane stole everything our father built. I was powerless to stop it, too young and too weak to challenge him. But I made a promise to myself that day.. that I would return, that I would reclaim what was lost, that I would restore this pack to what it should be." I pause, letting my gaze sweep across the assembled crowd. "Today, I keep that promise. Not by holding onto power, but by ensuring it passes to someone worthy of it."
I take Matthias's hands in mine. "You are our father's firs
