Marked By Moonlight

y were even heavier than the nights that followed. The clear

d really loudly in the square, like being loud was going to keep the things they did not understand away. I started to see things that were differ

e fel

had changed. The thing is, I felt like something was differen

me was always there now. It was not getting too hot or too cold. It was like I had a fire burning in my chest. The fire was small. It was not burning too much. It was still burning

when we were getting supper, "Y

nging in the air above the cu

t me. "Whatever th

l tight. "Are yo

worried. There was something else in her eyes too

id

about me. "I am afraid of the world being unkind to you," she said gently. "Not of you," she told me. The wo

ed a lot more than

He wanted to see Elder Corvin was call

this feeling of the wards. These were protections that were woven into the stone and the wood of hi

met him completely. I

es

s in a very long time, probably more than a few

as I not suppos

ou were supposed to do what

washed through me. The relief that w

ooked really sad and angry. At t

The Computer System is not really the issue. The real problem

ward. "Which

knowledge. He also talked about what

the book were all. The front had weird symbols on it. I did not know what these symbols meant. For some reason, I felt like I

orvin talked about that ni

es

standing between villages and forests. The sketches of wolves were pretty detailed. The villages and forests in the sketc

uardians walked in both worlds. Made sure they did not get out of balance. They kept everything making sure that the w

going on. Something must have. I am not awar

they do not understand or cannot control. Wolves are scared of being betrayed by their

were torn. The book had pages that were stained. It looked like water

ey were being chased by som

hen they do that, the balance gets messed up. This means that

ring, is that what peopl

think about it. They

big weight was on my shoulders. The truth was

the forest

at there.

e. The Apple Watch was not on my mind. Something was changing, and it was not just changing in

sharp sound cut t

ho

Urg

s. I mean the action of leaving quickly was the thing that I was doin

eir faces were pale. The villagers were all talking at the time, so you coul

ar the eas

estock

was not wolves.

was just visible, in the moonlight. Th

s wai

d, "This is the place where kn

oud in my ears. "They

alread

was making his fear even worse. This whole

e eye was l

not crazy or out of control. It was defi

und

ce was steady even though my hands were sha

d was filled with quiet talking. Murmurs of conversation spr

really trust her with t

d really trust her with the future of our peo

ere was

hey really did not want to. The villagers were very unwill

other side of the boundary. The

passed between us. It was clea

asn't

a beg

g close to the forest. Now the trees of the forest were right, in front of me. The fore

hunt. I will listen to what's

n. The Alpha did this slowly. It was a m

eem

gain I felt scared. But the f

responsibility f

nd it was completely still l

s not really welcoming to me. It was not really

ne

I actually understood something in a very

t about wha

t what I ch