It was the quietness of the predawn hour that woke Kellan. Sometimes the absence of sound made the loudest noise in one’s mind. As his eyes adjusted to the dimness, he slowly became aware of the soft puffs of air that came from Hunter as he slept. The room held a certain chilliness that could never be quite banished from the ancient stone walls, no matter how much updating the structure went through. It didn’t bother Kellan in the slightest, his wolf’s higher metabolism helped to keep him warm a