MAYA'S POV
(SIX MONTHS AFTER FINAL RESTORATION)
The Grand Assembly Hall buzzed with energy I'd never witnessed in nine years of restoration work—hundreds of marked wolves from every territory gathered for the first Continental Congress, where blessed populations would formally establish governance structures independent of territorial Council authority.
"This is historic," Vera said beside me, her seven dimensional states coordinating observation with confidence that a decade of permanent marking had cultivated. She'd become one of our strongest advocates, using former Council authority to push political transformation despite resistance from hardline factions. "First time in recorded history that marked populations are organizing collective governance rather than existing under territorial monitoring frameworks."
