I lean into my father’s side as I feel nervous again. “I’m nervous, Daddy.”
“Of course you are. You are about to embark on a new adventure. This is a large and powerful pack to take on,” He speaks.
“That’s not helping,” I chuckle.
“But you are already making a powerful impression. From what Torben told me earlier, he is impressed and proud of you. I was surprised that he could express that much praise for you. You have changed him,” Dad explains.
“I don’t know about that, Daddy,” I respond.
“That’s a lot, Lenore,” Dad says, stopping at the top of the arena. We are behind a thin curtain that billows in the light wind.
The pack's chatter stops, music starts and a pair of warriors pull back the curtain. I look down the long aisle to the stage to see Torben standing beside his mother an
