't fade after

more powerful. It re

They were. Laughing and sometimes arguing about little things. To me, it was all just noise. The village routines and the people all felt far away. Something inside of me was b

s and the animals and everything in the forest were saying

tly. Not d

tie

s were feeling a lot more than what I could see with my eyes. The warmth that was inside me was beating slowly like a heartbeat, and it did not feel completely like it was

driftin

came from behind me. T

at I am tr

r you just like not trying at all. He said this to me in a voice. The thi

am I supposed to do

am I supposed to do?"

e it more h

what am I sup

e you want it. Do not chase the thing you want. Then l

that meant, a loud nois

c

trolled.

d not breathe. My breath caught because something reall

not stop m

ou can go into the forest but only

s I turned to face him. "Are

it was not important," he said, referring to the Alpha. The Alpha only call

a step

as like a line that separated two different worlds and when I stepped across the boundary I felt like I w

tly. Not dr

inten

twigs that were really far away, the quiet movement of animals that I could not see because they were hiding in the dark. The warmth that was inside of me started to

d what Corvin had taugh

. Anchor

ad a presence that demanded attention without trying. The Alpha looked at me. He did not

this person did not bring anyone with them. Corvin said this because the person was by themselves when they got there.

owly just one time to show that the Alpha was pay

pro

est. He kept walking into the forest. The forest was

as not sure if I had enough of it. I was afraid of what might happen if I took another step forward. Fear was, around me, it was

I did not want them to. My feet kept go

the side. The plants on the ground separated when I took a step. This was not because they were fol

d they were really smooth because they had been there for so long and people had used them for something. The air in this place

got out. I looked around the cent

hould not step inside the circle without being invited to do so. The ci

d to face me now. The A

oved to a different place. T

compl

viole

eno

he time. The fur went away. The man started standing up straight. Now a man was standing where the Alpha had been. He

not change. His ey

. Steady

s to me directly. The man said that fear is not som

like something wild had affected it. He was

ired. Just not tired en

ng to touch his lips. This little smile was something th

Go

do not change because of fear or what people want. The stones are always

them, "Why did you b

ng. I think edges can be terrible places to be. The edge of becoming i

sts because I did not want to let my feelings show. The warmth inside me was. I was

, in a soft voice: I do

You will not," he said finally. "No

o me. He stopped well sho

about being in control. Power is the ability to feel all of your emotions and still decide what kind of person Po

g guard while the villages were sleeping. The wolves were choosing to protect the villages from hurting them, and th

er. This bond is not about owning something. Thi

ing to stay for a long time. The word just seemed to sink in and

ign

n. Not fate fo

lan

ot with me the feeling of you is still there. I can feel

. ". I lik

was scared or really excited. It was more like I felt

ed. This was a change for the fores

gave way and I felt like I was going to fall. Something inside me woke me up. It was screaming to get out. The ener

any moment. I had to fight to stay on my feet to stay standing. My legs were shaking, and I was

in a voice that did not m

down at the ground beneath my feet. I thought about wh

it was very hard. The surge was over the place,

y, I was breathing hard,

hat I could clearly see. The Alpha really seeme

at you held

lmost did not do

id tha

was not awkward. It was not heavy.

ver

use of fear. It will happen because of temptation. It will al

appens if the thing I am try

"Then we will teach yo

the forest was saying yes to something. The

was so easy for him. Before he turned away, he looked at me one

a whisper, in my mind. He also said, "Never forget that," a

nt away int

rt was beating normally. Inside me my spirit was bur

was waiting for me there. The village was really qui

ou went a lot f

said, "And

at is how I know the p

that is how he knows

rewritte

that is how he knows

d, "Fo

t he was feeling a mix of being really proud an

the forest is not whispering to you. T

e me, something