The War-Beast Picks Its Human Partner Pack Alpha of Trouble scifish part 02 of 02

When it reached a towering Gorvani warrior, easily 8F tall with arms like tree trunks it paused, the Gorvani's confident expression briefly faltered as the war beast considered him, then moved on. It passed by Zafir and honor guards, crystalline tactical specialists and Allarian telepaths, pausing at each, observing, then moving forward, the tension in the hall was thick, hundreds of the galaxy's best cadets waiting for judgment, finally the war beast reached Ryan's row. The war beast paused first in front of the cadet to Ryan's left, a vortanian whose crystalline body emitted faint chimes of nervous energy. The war beast's nostrils flared, and Ryan felt its scent assessment like a physical force. The war beast's voice came through the translation devices, a deep rumble that resonated through the hall like the vibration of the ground itself.