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To explain everything. To navigate the impossible. To survive what no beast ever could. The fury of a wife who waited for her husband but he was busy mating with other women.
Luna's stare was like it could have split the stone.
Kai had faced predator beasts. He had crawled through many difficulties where time itself trembled. He had fought mutant monstrosities and ripped monsters apart with his bare hands.
None of that prepared him for this.
The woman in front of him was not just angry. She was precise. Controlled. And worst of all, intelligent enough to know that the longer she stood silent, the more it hurt.
Miryam rested quietly in his arms, her weight a familiar comfort, though her golden eyes were no longer sleepy. They were sharp. Focused. Her tiny tail flicked against his arm once, but she said nothing.
She was watching. Still Waiting.
Luna's voice finally broke the silence. "Once more."
Kai blinked. "What?"
