LoganThe woods had never felt so heavy. I had walked them a thousand times before, during hunts, during patrols, during quiet moments when I needed space from the weight of leadership.But that night, each step seemed to carry regret along with me. I couldn’t stop replaying the moment I had left Raven.She had just given birth, her body broken and tired, her eyes soft and pleading even though she hadn’t said the words aloud.And I walked out. Not because I wanted to, not because I thought she didn’t need me, but because the healers had pulled me away.The trees swayed above me, shadows long and restless in the evening light.I sat on a fallen log, elbows on my knees, my head low.My chest tightened each time I thought of her lying there, holding her child, and me not at her side. I had sworn never to abandon her, never to make her feel like Rune had, but my actions had told a different story.I muttered into the stillness, “Why did I go so fast? I should have stayed, even for a breath
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