Consortium

The deafening roar echoed through the town, reverberating off the stone walls and sending a shockwave of fear through the guards stationed atop it.

The sheer force of the sound hit them like a physical blow, causing several of them to stagger back. Their eyes rolled back as they lost consciousness and slumped to the ground.

Inside the town, the roar caused windows to rattle and snow to fall from the rooftops. Townsfolk who had been going about their day froze in place, their faces pale with terror.

Mothers pulled their children close, and men reached for whatever makeshift weapons they could find. For a moment, they thought they were again under the beast tide's attack.

In their panic, it took a while for them to realize that it wasn't the night of the full moons. Neither was it the sound of a wolf that had just emerged from outside the town walls.