I pause for a long moment, swallowing down the lump in my throat, and nod in quiet confession. "You are right, Kairo. I have been carrying terrifying worries these past few sun-cycles... but I never wanted to burden my small pups with grown-up pack troubles.""We would rather share your burdens than watch you suffer in silence," Kairo says firmly, his young jaw setting in that familiar, stubborn line. "Besides, did you not teach us that a pack is stronger together? You should speak what is on your mind. Together, our wolves might find a way through the dark."I let out a long, shuddering sigh, still deeply hesitant to bring up Winona’s terrifying disappearance or the blood-tainted rogue threats near the border. Those matters involve high-level council treachery, and I cannot bear the thought of my children getting dragged into the shadow of execution blocks.Instead, I bring up the little boy whose fragile life haunts my thoughts. "Lately... I have been trying to heal a small, sick pu
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