Chapter 318: The Concept of Unity

**Thelma Zane’s POV** The passage of time has a way of eroding even the most glorious of legacies. Such was the fate of the Yellow Leaf and Floodwater Packs, whose once-proud histories were now overshadowed by stagnation and decline. Despite their storied beginnings, their ancestral glory could no longer provide solutions for the challenges of the present. These packs, situated on the fringes of werewolf society, had become examples of what happens when progress grinds to a halt. Their combined territories were smaller than the smallest district in the Lycan pack’s lands, and their populations were alarmingly sparse. It was a painful reality, but one that could not be ignored. I arrived in these packs during a period of profound transition. Both had been leaderless since their Alphas stepped down following referendums spurred by public dissatisfaction. The absence of leadership had left the people in a state of uncertainty, though they clung to their routines for stability. In