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It takes time for those gathered to fully comprehend what's happened here today. Many of the softer wolves slump to their knees, staring at their lupine claws. Tears fall from unblinking eyes as the adrenaline wears off, and they're left with the nightmarish reality of the violence they've been subjected to.

Haken stands over the body of the fallen wolf, a look of calm stoicism on his face. You can just barely hear the rumble of his whispered words borne on the wind, commending a soul into the arms of the Great Spirit. You never took the brute as a religious man, but after the last few months, nothing surprises you anymore.

You make your change back into human form and wince as bones snap and rearrange themselves within your body. You pick at the tattered ruins of your shirt in irritation. I should have worn baggier clothes today….

Out of the corner of your eye, you catch sight of Ahote walking slowly toward his office. You're not sure why you follow him, whether it's to debrief after the protest or simply because you don't want to be alone. Either way you find yourself at the elder's open door. Ahote is slumped in his padded chair.

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