Kaelen waited until everyone had taken their place before speaking again. His voice filled the room with calm authority, the kind that did not need force behind it to be obeyed.
"You all know why you were called here."
No one answered. The four students across from them held themselves in different ways, though none looked comfortable. The wolf-lycan stood firm, broad-shouldered and alert. The bat-lycan kept more tension in him, like he expected the room to turn hostile at any moment. The two elves were quieter, their reserve polished enough to pass for calm from a distance.
Kaelen did not waste words.
