Lady Sera had moved for formal treaty negotiations barely after Elowen's gambit for the east.. Banners of her pack's royal wolf sigil hung beside the eastern pack cedar-and-silver emblem. Long tables were arranged in a wide U-shape, allowing all parties to see one another clearly.
Servants moved silently, placing pitchers of wine, fresh bread, and bowls of dried fruits. The air carried the scent of polished wood, beeswax candles, and the faint, sharp note of tension that no amount of incense could fully mask.
Seren sat at the centre of the triumvirate's side, flanked by her mates.
