ZAHRA-ROSEAfter a whole week of being here, things were finally beginning to fall into place.Maybe not completely, but enough for me to breathe a little easier.After taking the names of everyone living within the pack, we had officially assigned everyone a duty and a role. The warriors had returned to their patrols, the farmers were tending to the fields, and those with skills in construction, healing, hunting, and other areas had begun rebuilding what had been lost.We had lands, we had farms., and thankfully, food wasn't going to be one of our biggest problems.For the first time since I came here, I was genuinely happy.Through all the work I had been putting in, there was something deeply fulfilling about standing in front of my people and knowing that I was helping rebuild their lives.I was their leader now and somehow, that didn't feel as frightening as I had once imagined.'Are you truly happy?'Eira's voice cut through my thoughts, miserable as always.I sighed.She had ma
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