The earlier announcement had rattled me and instead of going back to the barracks, I found a quiet spot behind an abandoned storage shed that smelled of dust and mold. The crippling realisation was finally setting in and I knelt down against the brick wall, curling up in a tight ball. With my arms tightly around my knees, I made myself small, wishing I could just disappear. That was what they all wanted anyway.
If only Hyde was here but without my connection to the Veil, I didn’t know how to call him to me. Our bond had been weakening ever since I lost my wings and it had only deteriorated in the past days. Maybe it was for the better… What was a dusk wolf supposed to do with a crippled Valkyrie anyway?
No, not a crippled Valkyrie. Just a Wind Child. My days as an Afterlife Assistant wer
