Elias brought me to the house situated at the highest point in the village—it was clearly the largest one there—and when I stepped inside, I was genuinely taken aback by what I saw.
The house felt quite new and was beautifully maintained inside. Apparently, his entire pack had secretly constructed it themselves. This explained why there were far more people here than I had initially assumed were part of his pack. It seemed there were many more members spread out, possibly working on this building or elsewhere, so no one really knew the true size of his army.
They had built Elias a two-story home, though it wasn’t nearly as grand as Father’s packhouse. It wasn’t a mansion by any means; it felt much more like a cozy, lived-in home than anything extravagant.
Elias led me upstairs and showe
