The moonlight filtered through the treetops as I awoke, feeling dizzy and disoriented. My injured paw throbbed with a constant ache, but the sight of the familiar den calmed my troubled mind. Cierce, beside me, skillfully worked with herbs for a bandage. I tried to rise, but the pain intensified, forcing me to stay lying down.
“How... how did I end up here?” my voice came out weak and hoarse.
Cierce looked at me, her worried eyes reflecting the dim light entering the den. “I found you in the forest. Unconscious.”
My foggy mind tried to connect to recent events. The ceremony, the Brown Bear, Hunter... I needed to know about Hunter. Before I could formulate more questions, Cierce interrupted my thoughts.
“You passed out for hours. The ceremony is over, and Hunter chose his Luna,” she sai
