## Title: The First Lesson
I woke up in a bed that wasn't mine, in a room I'd never seen before, wearing clothes that fit perfectly despite being centuries old.
For a moment, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling carved from living stone. The events of the previous night felt like a dream – or maybe a nightmare. The pack's rejection. My flight into the forest. Finding this impossible underground city.
Meeting Elder Thorne and learning that everything I thought I knew about myself was wrong.
But the ache in my chest from losing the pack was real enough. And the confusion swirling in my head definitely wasn't a dream.
A soft knock on the door interrupted my thoughts.
"Lady Vanessa?" A woman's voice, unfamiliar but gentle. "Elder Thorne sent me to bring you breakfast and escort you to the training grounds."
