"Again!"
Aurora's command echoed across the training field. I tried to move through the shadow she had created but my body stayed solid. No matter how hard I focused, I could not master shadow walking the way her pack could.
"I do not think this is working," I panted, exhausted from trying for three hours straight. "Maybe Healer Alphas cannot learn shadow walking."
"Or maybe you are trying too hard." Aurora dismissed the shadow and walked over to me. "You approach shadow walking like you approach healing. Like you can force it to happen through willpower alone. But shadow walking is not about force. It is about surrendering to darkness. Becoming part of it."
"I do not understand."
"When you heal someone, you push your power into them, right? You force golden light through their injuri
