"When the moon bleeds red, the wolves must remember their song.
For even when the forest burns, the spirit still hums beneath the ash."
— From the Redmoon Hymns, carved on a rock after the Purge
Tara was young when the purge began against the Redmoon clan.
Each week brought news of another disappearance—a hunter gone missing, a child who never returned home, a caravan that never reached the valley. No one could prove abduction, yet everyone knew. The Redmoon were being hunted.
They were not warriors by nature. Their strength came from empathy, song, and spirit—the gifts that made them both beloved and feared. The Redmoon wolves could sense emotion, heal hearts, and calm beasts, but in a world that worshipped power, kindness was mistaken for weakness.
When fear took root among the neighboring clans, rumors turned to suspicion. Then, to fire.
The southern forests of Isandre Valley—once bright with song and moonlight—became a place of smoke and blood.
The Meeting of Hearts
