AFTER THREE YEARS
The aspiring pack warriors were looking forth to their next exam.
Thus far, they have encountered intense hand-to-hand and paw-to-paw battles, perilous obstacle courses, wilderness survival tests, and a four-hour written exam that left them wondering if they ought to have completed elementary school at all.
They were bored by the intensity and degree to which they were pushed to the limit, but they weren't shocked because Alpha Alrik anticipated the finest to be drafted into his regiments.
It added to the difficulty of this final task. Entering the room in silence, Beta Conrad was the authority
emanating from his posture made them all stand erect and remain still. He trailed his eyes over each fighter, crossing his arms as though he was taking a mental note.
