REJECTED LUNA RETURNS のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 54

Rose's POVThe days passed in a blur of preparation. Training. Planning. Fortifying. The fortress became a hive of activity. Wolves everywhere. Warriors drilling. Healers stocking supplies. Families preparing for the worst.I moved through it all like a ghost. Present but not fully there. The hum was constant now. A steady pulse beneath my skin. It connected me to everything. Every wolf. Every emotion. Every fear."You're carrying too much again," Magnus said one morning. We were in the training ground. I'd just finished a session with Gunnar."I'm carrying what I have to.""No. You're carrying what you think you have to." He stepped closer. "You're not responsible for everyone's feelings, Rose. Only your own.""But I can feel them. All of them. The fear. The hope. The desperation.""That's the bloodline. It makes you sensitive to others. But you don't have to absorb their emotions." He met my eyes. "You need to learn to protect yourself. Otherwise, you'll burn out.""How?""Same way

Rose's POVThe Void Walkers came on the fourth night.I was asleep when the hum screamed. I woke instantly, gasping, my hand already reaching for the knife on my bedside table. The fortress was quiet, but the hum was frantic. Desperate. Warning.I dressed in seconds and ran for the wall.Aiden was already there. So was Torin. Kara. Gunnar. Their faces were tight."What is it?" I asked."Look." Aiden pointed north.Beyond the walls, the forest was dark. But not the darkness of night. This was different. Deeper. It moved. It pulsed."They're here," Torin said. "Not attacking. Not yet. But they're here.""How many?""Too many to count."I felt the hum pulse. Cold. Afraid."Wake everyone," I said. "Get the healers ready. Get the families to the inner keep. We don't have much time."---Rose's POVThe fortress erupted into controlled chaos. Wolves ran to their positions. Warriors grabbed weapons. Healers prepared supplies. Families hurried to the inner keep, children clutched tight to thei