Daria's POV

The council hall was a slow one to be quieted down.

Voice upon voice struck against one another like waves. Warriors shouted orders. Older people spoke harshly, in a frightened way. There were some wolves, who were in between loyalty and fear as they were frozen. The rest even held their arms up ready to receive the first blow.

I remained standing where Lucius was, with my cloak drawn closely around me, and Harriet hid behind my leg. I could hear that my heart beat so loudly that I thought everybody could hear it.

"Enough!" Elder Bram at last shouted, and rammed his staff against the rock floor....