eyes gleaming with satisfaction. "Excellent. Our first task will be to perform a

emed uneasy. He whispered to Lyra, "Alpha, I don't trust Aria's

e. But we need to consider the benefits this alliance could b

made from the Heartwood Tree's bark. "Mix this with water

unease grew. He sensed that something was of

a clearing. Lyra mixed the powder with water, and Aria began to chant.

ed turn. A dark presence stirred, and