Alpha Ethan.The priestess lay cold and still on the stone slab before me, her lifeless form untouched by time, yet fragile and fading. I stood over her in silence, eyes scanning her features, searching for anything any flicker of spirit that might guide me. I knew her wolf hadn't passed on completely. I could sense it, weak but lingering.Leaning in, I looked into her half-lidded eyes. Her soul was slipping through the cracks, ebbing away. Even with my healing gifts, there was no way to bring her back without consent. A willing spirit that was the only path.Reciting the invocation of my bloodline, I spoke the sacred words:“Hear me, one of my kind. If you wish me to bring you back, give me your sign. Let me guide you. I will bind our fates, but the choice is yours.”Almost instantly, a faint energy sparked beneath my palm a subtle yet undeniable answer. She had chosen.I closed my eyes, and as I opened them, her chest fell with a slow, rattling breath. Crimson gathered at her lips.
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