The Demon's Stele: & The Dog Princess

Kazhan could not be unmade. He was a demon of promises —specifically, promises broken. The more an oath shattered, the stronger he grew. And Inukai’s kingdom was built on sacred vows: to protect the weak, to never strike first, and to bury every wanderer with honor.

So the demon offered a deal, carved into the Stele before her throne: “Let one of your own break a single, true vow—of their own free will—and I shall return to the abyss for a thousand years. Refuse, and I will tear the howls from your throats one by one.” The Dog Princess accepted. But she did not choose a traitor. She chose herself. the demon's stele & the dog princess

Before her assembled pack, she looked at her eldest companion—a blind, old wolf-hound named who had guarded her since birth—and she spoke the words that would damn her: Kazhan could not be unmade