Stone Circle there are shooting stars behind your eyes

The rest of the walk is in silence and as awkward as it is, Noma prefers it that way. She doesn’t try to get her to talk any more than she has to. The last thing she needs is to say one thing too many and everything falls apart and she’s more afraid of Wardruna might do if she’s found out than Valette.

Noma stiffens as they approach the den, the woman calling out for her children, and she wants to close her eyes and hide away. The last thing she wants to see is Steady’s children—her siblings—but she can’t avoid it anymore. A small little black wolf emerges, greets her mother, and then looks at her. She knows there’s no way for the girl to know who she is but she shies away anyway, giving her only a little smile in the meantime.

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