|Theodore| Everyone is exhausted. It was a natural outcome after everyone tried to survive in this sudden war. Wolves, both in their human and animal forms, staggered around me, their bodies battered and bloodied. Some were allies, tending to their wounded comrades with trembling hands and weary hearts. Others were enemies, subdued and guarded, their defiance extinguished. Victory was ours, yet its weight pressed down on me like a mountain. The adrenaline that had fueled me through the chaos had finally ebbed, leaving behind aching muscles and a sharp awareness of every cut and bruise. My clothes were soaked through with sweat and streaked with blood—some mine, some not. I swayed on my feet, forcing myself to remain upright. “What’s next?” Anton’s voice broke through the haze, his ques