Then bells shattered the night air with their urgent clanging. Alarm bells rang out from multiple towers throughout the city, their overlapping tones creating a cacophony of warning that reached every corner of Blackmoor's streets. The city had finally sensed the noose tightening around it, had finally understood that something catastrophic was unfolding in its heart. The awareness came far too late to matter.
Wolves returned from the eastern avenue before the bell echoes faded into the distance. One shifted mid-stride as he ran, fur matting with blood and triumph as his form transitioned from wolf to something more human without breaking momentum. He dropped to one knee before Thessian with the controlled grace of someone reporting success rather than requesting permission.
"Alpha. The government quarter tried to seal itself."
