"Thank... you..."
His voice was his own. Not the monster's roar. Just a man's voice. Rough from disuse, but his own.
Then his eyes clouded. The body is still.
He died. Peacefully.
A small smile on his muzzle.
Finally free.
I dropped to my knees beside him.
Exhausted beyond measure. Every muscle is shaking.
The tear quiet inside me—drained.
My Silvermane healing is struggling to keep up.
Blood was still trickling from my nose and ears.
The enhanced amulet against my chest cracked. Its power is completely spent.
The circle flickered. Power draining.
The runes were burning out one by one as their energy was exhausted.
Kael rushed in the moment the barrier fell. Caught me before I collapsed completely.
"You did it," he breathed. Holding me like I might disappear.
"Moon
