Ashes of the Moon

Forest that is out

ugh the broken canopy like it was

cliff, where the trees were twisted like gnarled hands which reached out for forgotten gods. His boots were drenched in dri

felt its pu

the fire. Seven years since Lio

ind blew the scent of pin

eps. It belongs to the only wolf in t

e had the weight of age. "Th

rn. "They have

that have not burned in centuries past are n

murmured. "That pro

ening in the moonlight. "You think your mate was the e

ried the flame in the same

f is waiting for

apped. "He is gone, a hollowe

shell can still echo, Alpha. And

you know what it is like to hear nothi

h you get in your mouth every time you breathe, but I also know this, th

ly- "Shadows are al

he air. It was

Kael turn

nd of the patrol

stern treeline. "Something is wrong. D

wait, he was

n Border of the Sil

shifted back into human form, their blood-stained claws and faces were tight with ala

in his tracks the momen

t him like i

oyed, rebirths. Wild, rad

nt of moonflower

roke out, but no

. She just appeared outside the eastern bo

h of lightning," muttered Siva, one of the you

" someone whispe

sely; he quickly pus

and blackened at the sides like it had been scorched by a fire that razed her from within. Her lips were pale, but her face

g as he proceeded to touch her. Something about he

a," Drex said cautious

gers brush

him so hard

um

art lu

p-th

bled from deep in his chest.

while his hands

p within him. It was a familiar one

is

his breath was rag

cted to hear at that moment, so he stared down at

at moment, a faint whi

no one in particular, but he w

s locked on the girl's face as her eyes fluttered op

n she whispered, but her

he called

gasps from everyone th

stopped at

er, now stunned. "How

es had already

is shook him as well as the oth

his body was still

the irises. Some of the others blinked repeatedly at this s

l not entertain any questions or hesitat

ut Alpha, what if

rowl sil

is

eath was sharp. He stared at Kael's glowi

r wo

girl throughout the exchange, his

something that had not been t

e one whom the p

My guts tells me that

the girl, facing the forest

he one wh

move, Kael felt a cra

ack. It was an ancient sigil which glowed faintly through the fabric she

was watching all that happened. T

burning red