(10 Years Ago)
“What does that mean? Why would Cassiopeia— I mean, the Moon Goddess—only give back a fraction of your wolfpack?” Aqua asked, confusion knitting her brows.
“I’m not sure… I don’t know enough about that,” Kieran admitted, frowning. “Maybe Adara would know. She studied that Meta‑circus book, after all.”
“Maybe it has something to do with the wording of your wish,” Aqua reasoned. “Your grandfather said it had to be exact. How did you phrase it again?”
Kieran took a breath and repeated it slowly, as if tasting each word for flaws.
“I wished for the members of the Elderwood pack who were killed by the Crimson River pack ten years ago… to be returned to the Earth realm.”
Aqua tapped her chin. “That sounds perfectly reasonable. It should’ve brought back everyone who died d
