Castian caught her.
She made to pull away, but he held on, pulling her gently and helping her walk as she leaned against him.
Slowly, she stood away from him, but their hands remained locked together.
Neither wolf said anything.
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“What was the ritual in the stream about?” Chrystal asked as they made their way back to the stronghold. They had left the training area and were almost back at the stream.
“We do it to honor the dead from the test.”
“In the daytime?”
“We are rogues. The moon goddess does not care about us. We offer our prayers to the sun god instead.”
“You don’t believe in such things.”
“Many who come here do. Father is the father of all of us. He is adaptable.”
Chrystal snickered lightly.
“What?” Castian asked, brow raised.
“He used that word too, ‘adapt’
