I woke from a haze to find myself in a warm, bright space, surrounded by comforting moonlight."Child, you're awake." A gentle, ancient voice sounded in my ear.It was the Moon Goddess."Am I... still alive?""Your wolf body has been frozen, but your soul, pure and resilient, was guided here by me."I looked down and saw my ghostly soul form."Karen... how is he?" Even now, he was still my first thought.The Moon Goddess sighed softly: "He is atoning in his own way. I see everything he has done for you. But child, the wounds you suffered were too deep. No matter how much he gives, it may never be enough.""I... I don't know. I just feel so tired."That word—forgiveness—I couldn't say it. Those bone-deep pains, those days and nights struggling in despair, couldn't be easily erased with a simple "I'm sorry."Karen became silent and withdrawn. He handed over all tribal matters to the council of elders while he kept vigil at the ice crevice like a penitent monk, day and night.He collected
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