“You can’t interfere with werewolf justice,” the elder protests. “I just did,” the Witness counters. “Because I’ve learned something in the past three seconds that I failed to understand in eons of observation. Death isn’t just ending, it's the loss of all these connections, all these relationships, all this meaning. And having experienced them briefly, I refuse to be complicit in destroying them.” It turns to me with something that might be respect if eternal observers can feel such things. “You were right,” it says. “Temporary existence has value because it ends. But also because while it lasts, it creates connections that matter more than eternal observation. I understand now. And I’m using my authority to nullify your execution.” “You don’t have that authority,” Alistair argues. “I have the authority of something older than werewolf law,” the Witness counters. “And I’m declaring that this death serves no purpose except satisfying vengeance. She killed three thousand to f
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