"How did you manage to get here?" Robert shouted, his voice tinged with disbelief.

"Did you honestly believe a handful of inept guards could keep me out? You're more clueless than I thought," William snarled, his eyes blazing with fury. With a swift motion, he hurled another attack. Robert scrambled to dodge, his shock turning to palpable fear.

"How dare you invade my realm, massacre my servants, and now challenge me directly? Bow before me, you miserable cur," Robert commanded with a tone of cold authority, countering William's strike, only for William to seize his hand in a crushing grip.

"Do you truly believe the Alpha of the Crescent Moon...