{Third Person}
The horn blared louder and longer this time, cutting through every lingering thought and distraction.
Silence followed almost immediately. Then, King Sebastian rose from his seat, his sudden movement commanding abrupt attention.
Then at his signal, an official stepped forward to the centre where all could see him. His voice carried clearly.
"The Hunt shall now begin."
He spoke clearly of the rules without unnecessary embellishment. The boundaries of the hunting grounds. The expectations of conduct. The stakes that accompanied both success and failure.
But more than the words, it was the shift in the werewolves that held Amara's attention.
She watched closely, picking up the quiet, building intensity that seemed to hum beneath their skin.
Then, one after another, the participating werewolves began to shift.
