Shadewood Change

Themis let out a little sigh of air.

A new pledge.

Walk with me. She said, sweeping her head towards the woods. Assuming Vorilye followed, she began to speak.

Not as many as I liked, but the pack isn’t meant to be sprawling. Oi Kryfoí means “The Hidden Ones” in my mother tongue. And we are that, hidden. She licked her nose nervously.

Once I was a thief. Before that, I was a serf, toiling away beneath the eyes of those who would see me break before I was ever given anything resembling power. And here…I seek power, to give to the powerless. I am king only in name, and in deed. My bloodline will not rule over this pack. My only duty, is to keep everyone safe. If I cannot do that, I am to be removed. End of story.