"You." Kael's voice is flat.
"She wants you to abdicate as Luna. Step down from leadership. And submit yourself to her for... judgment."
"Judgment," I repeat.
"Her word, not mine," Kael moves closer.
"She says you destroyed centuries of her work. That you're responsible for countless deaths and instability. That you need to answer for your crimes against wolf-kind's future."
"By letting her kill me," I finish.
"She didn't explicitly say kill. But yes, that's the implication."
I process this.
Seraphine wants me to trade myself for the kingdom's safety.
My life for peace.
"And if I refuse?" I ask.
"Then she comes at us with everything she has." Kael's jaw tightens. "She's been gathering allies. Non-wolf entities. Things that don't care about pack politics but apparently share her
