I just made it through the ceremony. My mother is dying and this may be her last night. She is very weak and her heart rate is even slower than what it was before we left my suit. Xavier is sweet and carries my mother to the tree line and then helps her on my back. I watch him walk away and then out walks this amazing black wolf. His fur is as dark as the night sky. He walks over and rubs his head on my neck and sapphire purrs at the action. We then head off to the waterfall. When we reach the place, I am shocked at what I see. There are tealights hung up in the tress, a few vases with my mother’s favorite flowers and the same blanket that my father would use on their dates here. I am lost for words and sapphire whines. My mother gaps in shock and then she almost falls off me. Xavier is

