Chapter 100 A NewDawn

　　Third Person POV 　　The first ones to see him return were the guards at the southern ridge. 　　They didn’t recognize him at first. 　　The boy who had left weeks ago—skinny, restless, lost—was gone. In his place walked someone older. Not in years. In presence. In silence. 　　Kane walked with his shoulders straighter now, his jaw firmer. He carried no weapons, but no one dared question if he was armed. His eyes, once golden, now shimmered with pale silver and hints of blue fire beneath them. Not magic. Not wolf. 　　Something else. 　　Something older. 　　As he stepped into the heart of Eldoria’s recovery camp, all conversation stopped. 　　Every head turned. 　　Some whispered his name. 　　Some just stared. 　　Selene was the first to reach him, her eyes scanning him slowly. “You’re different.” 　　“I had to be,” Kane said quietly. 　　She raised a brow. “Did you find what you were looking for?” 　　“No,” Kane answered. “But I found what I needed.” 　　He stepped past her and walked toward the inner sanctum,