Queen of Wolves
That was the truth, and it steadied me in a way I did not expect.
Selun studied me for a moment, then gave a small nod. “Yes, but you have not accepted her fully.”
That made something in me pause.
“I did not reject her,” I replied, confusion threading through my words, because I remembered that moment clearly, the calm, the understanding, the way nothing about her had felt wrong.
“You did not,” Selun agreed, “but acceptance is more than recognition, it is union.”
Union.
The word settled deeper.
I exhaled slowly, my gaze dropping for a brief moment before lifting again, more focused now, more aware of what she was asking of me. “What do I need to do?” I asked.
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