Luna turned five in the midst of a diplomatic crisis. Three packs had withdrawn from the Continental Alliance, citing Luna's existence as their reason. They claimed her bridge nature was corrupting the natural order and refused to participate in any alliance that harbored her.
"Let them go," Victoria said dismissively during the emergency council. "Any pack that abandons alliance over superstition deserves whatever comes next."
"It's not just superstition," Chen said carefully. "Their seers have been having consistent visions. Darkness associated with Luna. Catastrophe. The end of traditional wolf society."
"Because traditional wolf society needs to end," Lyra interjected. "The old ways almost destroyed us. Luna represents evolution, not destruction."
The debate raged for hours. Ultima
