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Kirain visibly deflated under his questioning. She couldn't fault him for being curious, it was only natural, but the past was a wound she preferred not to reopen.

I… Her voice wavered, a strained chuckle escaping her lips before she continued, softer this time. I come from a nomadic pack far to the north, where the land is always blanketed in white. We were small, but we were happy. She paused, drawing a steadying breath. Until the illness came. It swept through our food sources first, then our elders, our hunters… and eventually, the rest. I was training in medicine when it struck. I was one of the lucky few untouched. I did everything I could, but I just… I didn’t know enough.

Her silver eyes drifted to the horizon, where the sea blurred into the sky. They shimmered with a sadness so deep it seemed to echo through the silence between her words.

I’ve been alone ever since, she murmured, her voice scarcely above a whisper. I was so much younger then. Since that time, I’ve made it a point to listen to those I meet in my travels. You’d be surprised at the wisdom strangers carry, if you’re willing to hear it.

Her words faded into the stillness, a quiet sigh escaping her as if carrying the weight of her memories away with the wind.