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The murmurs broke out immediately, loud enough for Emilia to hear. Valid concerns rang through the crowd about how they could hope to live without access to the woods

“We hear you, Alpha King,” one of the older wolves thundered so he could be heard over the din of the crowd. “You say there’s something dangerous and deadly in the woods, that prevents us from going about our lives as usual. Well, it begs the question. What’s to stop this danger from just attacking us in our homes?”

The question created another round of commotion, this time even louder than the first. While King still appeared calm, he turned to Emilia with a look in his eyes that said he had not thought about this possibility.

Emilia thought about it for a moment and decided. She nodded at King and he gave her a questioning look.Are you sure?

Emilia nodded again and King turned back to the crowd.

“Your attention please.” King’s booming voice silenced half the crowd in an instant, while the rest followed suit within seco