Chapter 29: The Ultimate Sacrifice

The air was thick with the scent of blood and the sound of battle—the clash of weapons, the guttural growls of wolves in their primal forms, the cries of the wounded.

It was chaos, pure and unrelenting, and yet in the middle of it all, I stood frozen, unable to tear my eyes away from the stranger who had saved me.

"Who… who are you?" I managed to gasp out, my voice trembling as the world around us seemed to slow to a standstill.

The stranger's grip on my hand tightened, pulling me to my feet. Their eyes, sharp and familiar, bore into mine with an intensity that both terrified and reassured me. This wasn’t a time for explanations; it was a time for action.

"You don’t need to know that right now," they said, their voice firm, steady. "All you need to know is that I’m here to help. But we don’t have much time. The battle isn’t over."

I wanted to argue, to demand answers, but the urgency in their tone wouldn’t allow it. I nodded, shaking off the lingering fear, and focused on the task at