I spun in a circle. Where was I?“You said you trusted me.” The Maiden stepped up next to me; her youthful face was glowing. “I do.” I answered. “Then follow, and see the truth.” She walked through the trees, and I followed. The leaves that were brown and should have crunched underfoot remained whole. The Maiden walked above it all for a while but then, between one step and another, her feet connected to the ground. “Who’s there?” A deep voice called out in the darkness, and I watched her hesitate before stepping out from behind a bush. “Henny.” The voice warmed, and there were footsteps that rushed out to meet her. I stepped out from behind the bushes and froze. That face. I knew that face. He was still so young, just barely twenty, but his face was bright. “I have missed you, my love.” He wrapped the goddess in his arms, and they kissed. I felt my face fall in surprise. The last time I saw this young man, he was covered in wolf bites, on the verge of death. The Moon Goddess brou
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