As the council meeting came to a close, I watched with a heavy heart as General Antil and his men filed out of the chamber, their expressions grim and determined.“General,” I called out, and he sharply turned around. “You cannot serve two Masters,” I said.“I only serve one,” the General said.“You cannot serve yourself and the Pack,” I shouted, looking at him straight in the eyes.“I don’t, and this is not a pack,” he said, not wanting the people in the gathering to see him as doing that.“You serve yourself, General,” I said.“I serve only King Ayar and right now, he is dead,” he said.“I am the king’s wife, and I am Alpha Ayar,” I shouted at him.“You are not my king,” he said as he led him and his men out of the palace.It was clear that he had little faith in our ability to deal with the threat posed by the beast, and his departure left me with a concerned fraction of the army and guards and a trembling council.The next day, as I sat in my chambers going through the daily routi
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