Immediately,Ryder snatched it up and unfolded it.Elara’s exquisite script filled the page.He quickly scanned the contents.
[Ryder,do you still recall the first time you confronted the rogue pup who challenged my claim in the junior training circle?That day,you stood in front of me,barely taller than me,and growled fiercely,“I am securing her claim.”
From that cycle on,my devotion to you was permanent.
During the academy cycles,you were injured in a territorial skirmish,and I secretly left the Pack’s healing salve in your sleeping pallet.You sensed the presence of the gift and asked every Beta who it was from.I was too afraid to admit it,so I had to listen to you and Lyra discussing,blushing,‘Which nervous She-Wolf has such careful scenting skills.’
When you assumed the Alpha title and faced Clan setbacks,you drank the ceremonial mead until you collapsed.I guarded you on the highest watchtower all night.
You looked at me and said,“Elara,why are you such a fool to waste your youth on my troubled territory.”
“Yes,Ryder,I was truly a fool.”