Lost Luna's Claim

said. The weight of the unknown was pressing down on them all, and the realization that this battle was far from over sank into their bones.

r the enemy to come to us. We have to strike right now. If there is some secret about th

en though what they were attempting was on the scale of an epic poem, they were not alone. She had comrades-people who belie

dden away in the archives of the Crescent Pack. My ancestors knew of this threat, but it was kep

e these texts? I don't think I need to remind you, Luna, that rogues are still out there. And now the

voice, just caution, but Luna knew the woman's distrust was still there, simmering un

e Crescent Pack's archives are hidden in the heart of the old territories, deep in the mountains where the pack first settled

s to venture into the wilds-to a place no man has entered for centuries. It's perilous. With the combined

ndly. Still, we cannot keep waiting around for this threat to find us. We need answers. And

e don't have the luxury of time. If the rogues are a distraction, then we've already wasted too much of it. If this place is

eyes. Clearly, none of them was pleased about the dangers facing them, but they would fo

easing off just a little. It wasn't the reassurance she

t, to assess the situation. We don't know what might be waiting for us in those

at the base of the mountains. A cold wind howled through the trees, the crisp air carrying a sense of foreboding. The wolves of the different packs sto

ly on her shoulder. His calm presence was a c

ow but full of conviction. "Whatever

ile. "I know. But I can't help feeling like we're w

d with a smirk, "but that'

the feeling that the death of the rogue leader was merely the beginning of a much greater and dangerous f

ered wolves, Luna took a deep br

thin, and the ground hazardous. She led them upwards, her acute senses tuned high, each step a loud echo in the stillness of the snow-encrusted

he woods around them were so quiet, sans the normal sounds of wildlife one would hear. The wind carried a strange scent, lik

arp senses as attuned as Luna's. "Like we're bein

change. Trees became fewer and fewer, giving way to jaggedly formed rocky outcrops that rose out of the ground-like tw

e mountains, deep within an ancient cave system-forgotten by all but the elders of her bloodline. She had heard the sto

racked with age. It was more temple than cave, with arches and carvings that seemed to pulse with some ancient ene

said again, her

t danced upon the stone seemed to glow faintly in what little light was left, images of wolves and moons and

She scanned the area, her eyes narrowing further as she s

ronger with every step; now she knew, Mara was right. There was somethi

wolf instincts in Luna screamed at her to be ready, to fight, but

her voice unwavering. "Whateve

us stages of transformation, their eyes glowing with the same eerie silver light Luna had felt stirring within her. But

hey made their way deeper into the heart of the temple. Something was

o idea what th