Paths That Diverge

“ Flora, do you feel it too? ” asked Captain Morales as he leaned over a table in the crowded strategy room, his voice hushed yet violent.

Flora’s reply came in a measured tone, “ Every day, I feel the distance widening — not just between us, but throughout the pack. It’s as if our shattered bond has strained into every decision, every order. ”

Adrian’s low voice fitted from the far side of the table, “ I hear you, Flora. The absence we created together ...