Doc brings me water, and I drink it gratefully. My hands still shake from the power drain.
"How do you feel?" He checks my pulse.
"Exhausted. Scared. Powerful." I laugh weakly. "Like I just rewrote the rules of justice."
"You did." Elena sits beside me. "What you did today will change how wolves view judgment and mercy. You showed them that punishment can be transformation. That the strongest power is the power to change hearts."
"I just wanted them to understand." I close my eyes. "I wanted them to feel what they put others through. Is that wrong?"
"It's human." Elena smiles. "And divine. The perfect balance of justice and compassion. Luna chose well."
Outside, Gio approaches the cabin slowly. He looks ten years older than he did this morning. His eyes are hollow.
"Little Ash?" He
