Mary Ann’s POV
The council chamber was already tense before Elder Gregor stood.
Modric sat at the head of the table, his expression unreadable. Kylian occupied his usual place to the right, while Alpha Viktor sat farther down with several senior advisers. Representatives from the border settlements had been invited to discuss the latest attack on a reconstruction convoy.
No one had died.
That was the only good news.
The convoy had been travelling toward Hollowbrook before dawn when hidden attackers rolled burning logs onto the road. The guards managed to stop the carts before they overturned, but two wagons carrying roofing timber were destroyed.
Once again, Mooncrest markings had been found at the scene.
A crescent symbol carved into a tree.
Dark blue cloth tied around one of the
