Cradle of Dawn
"By root and flame, by star and sky,
we place you where first light lies.
Grow in warmth, dream in peace—
until your paws are strong, and your howl is free."
Tucked beneath the frostbitten roots of a fallen fir, the den lay hidden in the heart of the taiga—where towering evergreens stretch endlessly and the wind sings ancient songs through the needles. Snow clung to the upper branches and clumped in the moss, but the den below breathed warmth and life into the frozen silence.
Carved into the earth by generations of wolves and whispered into being by the old forest spirits, the den glowed with a quiet reverence. Within, several she-wolves rest in a loose circle around their tiny pups, ready to nurture the next generation of the Dawn Guard.