er 481 Hugmuinn Passes The Note


    "I am thinking of the bigger picture," Lorne said, his voice heavy with conviction. "And that''s exactly why I won''t remove Raven from the military.


    "Right now, our enemies are wary of Vyrdenia because of her and the Sirius Pack. If word gets out that Raven''s been dismissed, do you really think they''ll let an opportunity like that slip by?"


    As he spoke, Lorne''s sharp gaze swept slowly across the table.


    "When the timees and they bring the fight to us on the outer battlefields... who among you ns to face them?"


    The room went still. Those who had been fired up just moments ago were now silent.


    None of them wanted to be the ones thrown into a warzone where survival was a coin toss.


    "If none of you have the guts to fight out there," Lorne continued coldly, "then what gives you the right to demand Raven''s removal?"


    Alton frowned, about to speak again-but Lorne mmed a hand down and snapped, “Enough. You all better listen-as long as I''m still breathing, no one is kicking Raven out of this military."


    A few of the senior officials exchanged nces, clearly unwilling to back down. But when Alton subtly shook his head, they reluctantly fell silent. One by one, they filed out of the council chamber.


    After they were gone, Randolph stepped forward, his face filled with gratitude. "Thank you, General Drakon. We always believed in Raven... and clearly, we didn''t ce our trust in the wrong person."


    Lorne waved him off. "My phone''s under surveince by Emperor Grant''s people. I can''t contact her directly. Once you''re back, tell her everything that happened today-and warn her about Robert."


    He sighed. "After what happened in the dungeon, Emperor Grant''s credibility should''ve been shattered. But Raven left Regalhold too quickly, and I ended up hospitalized. That gave his faction just enough room to rise from the ashes."


    Lorne''s voice lowered. "There''s a lot I want to do-but right now, not much I can do."


    "Don''t worry, General," Randolph said solemnly. "We''ll head to the Sunset Empire right away and regroup with Raven."


    With that, he and the members of the Sirius Pack departed.


    Raven had spent the entire day chasing shadows. And still-no sign of Cassian.


    Just as she was preparing to expand the search radius, her phone buzzed.


    The moment she read the message, a cial chill settled around her like a storm front.


    It was a distress signal-exclusive to Sirius Pack operatives.


    ording to the message, Randolph and his team had been ambushed the moment they arrived in Broson City.


    Raven raced to theirst known location and found the ce ransacked, debris everywhere-and a single Sirius Pack member lying on the floor, barely clinging to


    life.


    She rushed to his side. But the moment she saw the deep, bone-deep gash


    across his throat, she knew-there was no saving him.


    Still, the dying man''s dim eyes lit up faintly when he saw her.


    "They... took Randolph," he rasped.


    "Who did this?" Raven gentlyid him t, trying to ease his pain in his final moments.


    The moment he opened his mouth, blood poured out. His eyes widened, desperate to speak, and with hisst breath, he managed to squeeze out a single syble. "A..." And then he was gone.


    Raven closed his eyes in silence, her voice low and calm-dangerously calm. "T’II make them pay for this."


    "Raven," he said, "who did this?"


    Footsteps hurried in behind her. Hugmuinn stepped into the chaos, his eyes


    darting across the wreckage and fallenrade.


    "Investigate Ashley," she said without hesitation.


    Before the Sirius Pack member died, he had uttered the letter A


    And of all the powers in the world, the most lik


    Sessfully unlocked!


    der of the Nightwatchers Pack.


    But why would Ashley kidnap Randolph and the others?


    She heard Hugmuinn''s footsteps pause behind her. Still no answer. Raven turned to look at him.


    "I''ll look into it immediately," Hugmuinn said.


    Chapter 481 Hugmuinn Passes The Note


    But there was something off-he looked like he wanted to say more, but didn''t.


    "What is it?" Raven asked, catching the flicker of hesitation.


    "N-Nothing..." Hugmuinn replied too quickly.


    He reached up instinctively, brushing the blue diamond stud in his left ear. In his other hand-still tucked in the pocket of his coat-he clenched a small piece of paper so tightly his knuckles turned white.


    Because of his brother, Oakley had been watching his every move, he couldn''t speak freely.


    So now, the only way to get a message to Raven... was the old-fashioned way.


    On that tiny scrap of paper, he''d written down everything-the deal between Thorian and Oakley, how Thorian had nearly killed Benedict, and a desperate plea for Raven to save his brother.


    He knew one thing: if anyone could save him, it was Raven.


    And with that resolve hardening in his chest, Hugmuinn''s eyes locked onto hers. "I''ll go now."


    Then, stepping in close, he quickly slipped the note into Raven''s hand.


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