y's

ned away by the weak warmth of the sun. But Lily c

rth and growing things calmed her, always had. Here, things made sense. Ro

ke K

stless. Watching. Probably planning how to vanish into the trees befo

of lavender seedlings, groundi

s. Moonbonds. Wh

change. Seen wounds vanish. Felt the truth i

hands, and left the greenhouse

s hands. She paused in the doorway, momentarily distracted by the strong

p. "You gro

ed. "You k

hat calms

said something last night. About a bond. Som

n. "It's not just a story, Lily. The Moo

hy

ually a human. It was supposed to be sacred. A bridge betw

.. I might be c

t. A pull. It's not just instinct or emotion. It's

breath

he knew him, before knowing anything about him. As if their meetin

?" she asked. "What d

be hunted too. Maybe even more than m

"Then I need to kn

ead. "You want

etly. "And I want to understand what's happen

ntion the dre

me at the edge of the forest when the moon

," she w

he me

dusk fell once again over Silverpine, Lily

s her