24. HER OLD HOUSE
{LUMIRA} "Are you going for a visit or moving completely?" One of the patrol guards at the boundary inquired. His eyes scrutinized me from head to toe. "I'm moving completely," I replied, feeling uncomfortable under his intense scrutiny. He took a moment, but eventually, he handed me a small paper that had the crest of the Stormfield Pack stamped on it. "Here, this is your returning pass if you ever desire to return someday." As if. Why would I desire that? At first, I didn't want to collect it because I knew I'd never come back to this Pack, but on a second thought, I took the returning pass from him and casually nodded. "Thank you." He gave me a half-flirty smile. And his eyes lingered just a little too long on my face. Growing uncomfortable, I frowned and moved past him.
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