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He was going easy on her. She couldn't help but feel like less of a woman, with the wolves of Moontide being so welcoming, hospitable, and caring for a wolf who had done so little for them in return. She felt herself growing heavier, with the burden of being a burden- though her body grew lighter with every meal that she handed over to her children rather than eating it herself. 

His children flourished, and hunted sea creatures. Seals. Her eyes grew dim as she recalled a distant memory. "We consume our past to perpetuate our future," She said, her voice barely above a whisper. When her words finished, the memory of the last time she had spoken those words filled her eyes with tears. Her lips trembled, and she bowed her head, ashamed, and tried to fetch the hot tears with a sweep of her forepaw. 

"I am sorry- I am grateful-" she blurted, hiccoughing lightly as she fought to keep herself from sobbing. She bowed her head again, avoiding eye contact now that she had exposed her grief so easily. "Thank you," She said, figuring that the weight of her emotional turmoil would make him leave.