Our Broken Howls
Outsiders tested whether delays meant weakness.
We held.
Not perfectly. Not without frustration. But without collapse.
The misstep had taught us something essential. Endurance was not just about surviving pressure. It was about catching ourselves when we slipped toward ease at the expense of integrity.
One evening, as the pack settled into uneasy rest, Tomas joined me near the fire.
“You caught it early,” he said.
“Barely,” I replied.
“But you caught it,” he repeated. “That matters.”
I stared into the embers, watching them glow and fade. “Next time, it might not be me.”
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