Chapter 94

The intelligence operation into the sealed territories began with volunteers—wolves willing to risk exposure to corruption for the chance to gather critical information about the Forgotten's infrastructure and vulnerabilities.

Arianna insisted on personally meeting each volunteer before they departed, wanting them to know that their Alpha and Coordinator-General understood the sacrifice they were making.

"You don't have to do this," she told a young scout named Kira during one such meeting. "The corruption exposure alone could kill you, even if the Forgotten don't."

"I know, Coordinator-General. But my pack's territory borders a sealed zone. If we don't learn how to fight the Forgotten effectively, my family will eventually...