Replying...
Intro. Zenith took a slow, deep breath, the frigid air filling his lungs as he surveyed the bustling cavern. He had prepared for every predictable hassle this gathering would bring—the political pleasantries, the boisterous alphas, the draining demands on his clan’s resources. He was ready for the familiar, tedious dance of duty and diplomacy. Yet, in the quiet moments before the horn's blare, a subtle unease settled in his gut. His life was a series of planned certainties, but the arrival of the first clans, and the unexpected cargo they brought, was about to set him on a path he never could have anticipated, changing his world in an instant.

Zenith

@Ayla