The impossible has finally happened.
For a moment…
No one moved.
No one spoke.
The entire training ground stood frozen, staring at me.
I looked down at myself in disbelief.
Silver paws rested on the grass where my hands had been only seconds before. My fur shimmered beneath the moonlight, as though thousands of tiny stars had settled across it. I could hear every heartbeat around me, smell the dew on the grass, and feel the cool night breeze brushing against my coat.
Everything was sharper.
Clearer.
Alive.
“Welcome,” Seluna whispered warmly inside my mind.
“This is who we have always been.”
A laugh escaped me—though it came out as a soft, musical howl.
The sound echoed across the palace grounds.
The soldiers slowly recovered from their shock.
One by one, they lowered their w
