Dawn broke. The first light touched Steele's territory. Doubt experienced sunrise for the first time.
“This is light,” I said. “This is what ends darkness. This is what makes existence visible. This is what nothing has.”
Doubt watched the sun rise. Watched colours paint the sky. Watched darkness surrender to brightness.
“Light is just the absence of darkness. Just a reprieve before night returns. Just an illusion that existence is better when really existence just cycles between dark and light forever.” Doubt’s voice was dismissive. “This does not prove anything. This does not convince me. This is just a natural process. Just physics. Just reality being reality.”
“Look past the physics. Look past the process. Look at what light enables.” Kade pointed to the pack. Wolves were waking. St
