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00:00she stood at the covenant altar wearing the exact same gown moon silk silver white lily she's just
00:05a friend jack always said the vixen her three red tails swaying behind her each tip blushing pink
00:10the sign of a fox in heat or in triumph she stood beside jack greeting guests together my hand traced
00:15my moon silk gown traditional bridal robe of the lichen people for the man i had loved eight years
00:19ready nervous a scent drifted from the great hall something sweet clowing and wrong fox i knew that
00:28scent a female young her paramones too strong for a guest she shouldn't be here i'm going to look
00:33rose rose everyone is here the five kingdoms you can't i know i'm just looking i pushed through
00:41the curtain and saw her lily jack wore his half form too golden lion's mane shining under the crystal
00:46lights a hybrid always ashamed of it but today he looked like a prince they looked good together
00:51behind me my mother sucked in a breath the hall went quiet ears turned towards me tails stopped
00:56swaying all eyes on me i breathed in wolves don't show fear my father's first lesson i walk into the
01:02hall my moon silk gown dragging across the stone floor my ears straight jack saw me his face changed
01:09muscles tightening under his mane he opened his mouth lily got there first rose what a beautiful gown
01:17oh what a coincidence ours match she looped her arm through jack's leaned her head on his shoulder
01:23jack didn't push her away i looked at him he looked at me amber eyes guilty flustered but not surprised
01:31he knew she would come he knew she would wear this maybe he planned it i smiled you do look
01:38perfect
01:38together loud enough for every beast in the hall to hear a fine pair lily's smile froze her tail stopped
01:47three tips trembling the tell of a fox caught in a lie then her eyes welled up rose how could
01:53you
01:53jack and i are just just she ran gown tangling under her feet jack's face burned red his mane flared
02:02tiger stripes rising under his skin rose how could you say that lily came to wish us well his voice
02:08boomed jack today is our vow ceremony he stopped five kingdoms are watching your father mine do you
02:16really want to fight me here over a friend his mane flattened he looked at me then at the silent
02:22guests
02:22his throat bobbed but he didn't apologize he turned and ran after lily left me standing at the altar in
02:28my moon silk gown alone one by one the crystal lights went dark guests rose and left some gave me
02:34pitying
02:34looks some smirked i stood still my mother came to me said nothing just draped a blanket over my shoulders
02:40it smelled like her cedar frost and a trace of old blood war wounds rose mother i want to be
02:48alone
02:48i stared at the altar she left the hall was empty i looked up at the soul bond contract hanging
02:54above
02:54the altar our names carved into a crystal after the vow ceremony the crystal would split in two
02:59each of us would hold half now it just hung there a joke i reached up and took it down
03:05the crystal was cold against my palm i remembered eight years ago the lake moonlight lake jack's first
03:11confession he was a hybrid i was the duke's daughter our union could have healed old wounds
03:16between lions and wolves i thought it was fate now i knew better it was just me i got the
03:22news on the
03:23way home jack took lily to moonlight lake after the reception moonlight lake our sacred ground where the
03:30wolf moon goddess bathed they said where the waters healed all wounds i was supposed to go there with
03:35jack for our mating moon he went with another woman griffin driven carriage clattering over golden city's
03:41stone streets i set down my communication crystal didn't reply told the driver to turn to the temple
03:48of life head to the temple of life the temple sat in the eastern quarter run by deer druids
03:54incense always burning an old doe received me her antlers gray but her eyes clear your certain child
04:03yes she sighed took a purple vial from the shelf a runestone root severant runen drink the potion
04:11press the stone to your belly three days and the child's scent will fade i took the vial cold my
04:18hand
04:18didn't shake how long the rune works fast but recovery takes time you'll need someone to tend
04:24you the doe's voice was soft i drank bitter then i opened my gown and pressed the stone to my
04:31skin
04:31cold spread from my belly through my whole body like something being ripped out by the roots three days
04:37later the cub's scent was gone jack would notice his kind didn't have lichen noses but a father knows when
04:43his own blood goes missing but what did it matter he didn't care anymore neither would i pale moonlight
04:52bled through the fur curtains frost wolf decorations from the ceremony still hung on the walls they look
04:57like bad omens now i dragged myself to the bed collapsed onto the fur mattress lily's phantom image
05:03was the first thing i saw lucky to have you meant to be the image showed jack holding her close
05:09at
05:09moonlight lake moonlight silver on the water their lips about to meet matching rings on their fingers
05:16once i would have stormed over to demand answers now i just turned off the crystal and rolled over
05:22no tears just tired the next days brought no word from jack but lily's phantom images showed me
05:29everything kisses selfies market walks around moonlight lake every image had a location marker everyone had
05:35a sweet caption i didn't react i contacted a mage started preparing to sever the soul bond his name
05:41was gray claw avis my classmate from the academy his beast form was a gray feathered eagle in human form
05:46he still had those sharp raptor eyes he asked when he flew to my house
05:53you're sure yes he didn't argue
05:58just pulled a roll of cured hide from his satchel
06:03soul bond severation contract he said spreading it on the table under the codex of beasts severing a
06:10bond requires both parties to tear the contract before the council of elders the guilty party pays
06:15cub feed all costs from the pregnancy and recovery what else if a third party interfered in the marriage
06:20the innocent party can reclaim all property the guilty party spent on the third during the marriage
06:25gray claw's eagle eyes fixed on me jack bought lily an emerald bracelet worth a million crystals
06:31did you know i blinked then laughed i do now write it in two weeks later i was reviewing gray
06:39claw's
06:39draft at home when the front door opened jack walked in lily on his arm he'd gotten tan his mane
06:45had
06:45grown golden hair bright in the sun lily's three red tails wagging behind her our eyes met jack dropped
06:51her hand uncomfortable his mane flared then flattened tiger stripes flickering his nervous tell
06:57dry-throated
06:58lily had never seen the snowfields
06:59i took her to see them i said nothing
07:02you're carrying our cub the mage said you should rest
07:05his voice trailed off
07:07i looked back down at my papers
07:09nodded
07:09good
07:10you
07:11he stopped watched me not looking at him his mane flared again
07:16you
07:19what's your problem i told you lily just wanted to see the snow we can take our mating moon anytime
07:25why are you making a scene and i've told you a hundred times lily and i are just
07:30just siblings i know my face was blank wolf eyes flat his face went stiff mane flattening stripes fading
07:37he opened his mouth nothing came out lily stepped forward grabbed jack's wrist her tails low ears pinned back
07:44rose please don't be angry
07:46please don't fight with jack because of me
07:49lily's voice soft as cotton
07:51he didn't take you this time but he brought you a present
07:56jack give your wife her present
07:58she smiled at jack jack fumbled in his pocket pulled out a small box pushed it at me
08:04i got this just for you open it
08:07i glanced inside
08:10simple earrings
08:11flower shaped
08:12tiny crystals around the edges
08:15pretty enough
08:16but compared to the emerald bracelet on lily's wrist
08:19worth a million crystals
08:21it looked like market stall trash
08:23i pushed the box back
08:25no need
08:26i don't accept scraps
08:29the air turned cold
08:31jack's face went dark
08:33mane exploding
08:35stripes rising
08:36rose
08:38what does that mean
08:40i looked at the bracelet on lily's wrist
08:42moonlight lake yade
08:44green as new leaves
08:46worth a fortune
08:47then
08:48i met jack's eyes
08:50what i said
08:51you give her emeralds
08:53you give me scraps
08:54you think that's all i'm worth
08:58jack's mane frozen
09:01his eyes flickered
09:02lily jumped in
09:04voice breaking
09:05rose don't be angry
09:06jack only gave me the bracelet because i loved it so much
09:09if it bothers you i can give it back
09:12she said this
09:14made no move to take off the bracelet
09:15jack pulled lily close
09:17glared at me
09:20lily
09:20don't listen to her
09:22the bracelet is yours
09:23she's always been like this
09:25small-hearted
09:27jealous
09:28i looked at them
09:29said nothing
09:30turned back to my crystal
09:32gray claw had sent a message
09:33first draft ready
09:35also
09:36compiled list of jack's gifts to lily during the marriage
09:39total
09:403.72 million crystals
09:42i replied
09:43good
09:45jack saw me ignoring him
09:46got angrier
09:48he stormed out with lily
09:50slamming the door so hard he cracked two rooms
09:56i knew what he was waiting for
09:59he wanted me to run after him
10:00apologize
10:01like i always did
10:04this time
10:05i didn't even look up
10:08on the eighth day
10:10gray claw flew to golden city himself
10:12put the final soul bond severation contract in my hands
10:16sign
10:16he said
10:17i'll handle the rest
10:18i picked up the quill
10:20dipped it in ink
10:21i signed my name
10:22rose frostclaw
10:23daughter of the lichen duke
10:2572nd generation of snowfield wolves
10:28then pressed my paw print beside it
10:30silver gray
10:30the print glowed faintly on the hide
10:32scent rising
10:33cedar
10:33frost
10:34and something bitter
10:35my mark
10:36from this day
10:36jack had no part of me
10:38but the day before my follow-up exam
10:39jack sat in my living room
10:41nervous
10:42his mane flaring and flattening
10:44jack tomorrow
10:45you'll come with me
10:47of course
10:49i smiled
10:51then i sent lily a message
10:56maybe you're not as important to jack as you think
10:58he promised to take me to the temple tomorrow
11:01he says everything between you is just pretend
11:04lily was quiet for a long time
11:07finally
11:08just wait
11:09i set down the crystal
11:12smiled
11:13fox pride is more fragile than their tails
11:17i knew she wouldn't let me down
11:20the next morning
11:21jack was gone
11:23his pillow was still warm when i woke
11:25he'd left recently
11:29the sheets smelled like scorch
11:31his lying smell
11:34my crystal lit up
11:36lily's phantom image
11:38jack and her kissing
11:40the caption
11:45true love doesn't check the calendar
11:47i set down the crystal
11:49picked up the soul bond severment contract
11:51walked out
11:52gray claw waited outside covenant hall
11:54he came
11:55no
11:56but the council is inside
11:58then let's begin
12:00the fifteen elders sat in their places
12:02three from each kingdom
12:03their eyes followed me
12:05my grandmother sat among the wolf elders
12:07she nodded once
12:09i nodded back
12:10rose frost claw
12:11wolf
12:12the high elder spoke
12:13you petitioned to sever the soul bond with jack golden mane
12:17is this true
12:18yes
12:19evidence
12:19gray claw stepped forward
12:21laid out the rolls
12:22phantom images
12:23crystal messages
12:24gift records
12:25the elders read
12:27the defendant
12:28defendant not present
12:29wait
12:29jack burst through the doors
12:31mane a mess
12:32shirt untupped
12:33he stopped in the center of the hall
12:35breathing hard
12:36amber eyes locked on me
12:38rose
12:38you
12:39his voice shook
12:40you planned this
12:41i said nothing
12:42yesterday
12:43you asked me to come with you
12:44you knew i'd go to lily
12:46you set me up
12:47defendant
12:48do you admit
12:49to improper relations
12:51with lily the fox
12:53jack opened his mouth
12:55closed it
12:56she's just a friend
12:57he finally said
13:00murmurs
13:01a friend
13:04the bear elder laughed
13:05you kiss your friend
13:08jack's mane flattened
13:09i made a mistake
13:11enough
13:11the high elder struck his staff
13:13this council finds in favor of the petitioner
13:15the soul bond is severed
13:16jack golden mane shall pay cub feed and damages
13:18totaling 5.3 million crystals
13:20rose frostclaw
13:22do you accept
13:22yes
13:23jack golden mane
13:24do you accept
13:26jack stood in the center of the hall
13:27shaking
13:28his eyes were red
13:29mane flat
13:31stripes gone
13:32i i don't accept
13:33louder now
13:34rose
13:36you're carrying my cub
13:38how could you
13:39gone
13:39he froze
13:42what
13:42the cub
13:43i looked at him
13:45calm
13:46two weeks ago
13:48at the temple of life
13:49i did the root severment
13:52the whole gasp
13:54jack's face lost all color
13:56turning deathly pale like ash
13:58his lips trembled
13:59you what
14:00his voice came from somewhere hollow and deep
14:03the cub is gone
14:04the day you took lily to moonlight lake
14:09jack's legs gave out
14:11he fell to his knees
14:14how could you
14:17how could you
14:19mumbling now
14:22our cub
14:23you knew it was our cub
14:25i looked into his eyes
14:27spoke each word clearly
14:31then why did you take another woman to moonlight lake while i carried it
14:35he had no answer
14:36just knelt there
14:38shaking
14:39completely broken and defeated
14:41the elders exchanged looks
14:43judgment stands
14:44the soul bond is severed
14:46this council is dismissed
14:48one by one the elders rose
14:50the wolf elders each touched my shoulder as they passed
14:54my grandmother said nothing
14:55just pressed a warm crystal into my palm
14:58the blessing of wolves
15:00i closed my fingers around it
15:03walked out of the hall
15:04behind me
15:05jack still knelt on the floor
15:07not moving
15:08i didn't look back
15:10after the bond was severed
15:12i went home to the snow fields
15:14wolf territory sits between frozen mountains
15:17winter all year
15:19i like the cold
15:22cold that went to the bone
15:23kept you awake
15:24my mother made me recovery food every day
15:27bone broth
15:28fish stew
15:29wild greens
15:31different every time
15:33my father didn't talk
15:35just left fresh kills at the door and walked away
15:37it took me a long time to heal
15:39root severment is hard on the body
15:41the deer druid said three months at least
15:43i didn't follow jack's news
15:45but gray claw told me anyway
15:46jack's not well
15:48he sat across from me in the longhouse
15:50his sharp eyes watching intently
15:54he's been in the taverns every night
15:56drinking until he can't stand
15:57a few times he shouted your name in public
16:00the lion council warned him
16:03lily
16:03she tries to see him
16:05but golden mane
16:07jack's father
16:07forbade it
16:08said if she comes near jack again
16:10he'll have her whole family run out of golden city
16:12she won't give up
16:14no
16:14gray claw shook his head
16:15she's been talking to you're a new patron
16:17one more thing
16:17i nodded
16:18gray claw pulled a scroll from his satchel
16:20the frost wolf trading house
16:22all of jack's shares have been transferred to you
16:24he signed
16:25didn't fight
16:25didn't fight
16:26no
16:26gray claw paused
16:29he was drunk
16:31after he signed he cried
16:32said he wanted to see you
16:35i was quiet for a moment
16:37no
16:37i said
16:38gray claw put away the scroll
16:40stood
16:41i'll be going then
16:42send word if you need me
16:44he spread his gray wings
16:45shot out of the longhouse
16:47into the sky
16:49i watched him disappear into the clouds
16:51then looked down at the roll in my hands
16:54frost wolf trading house
16:55jack and i started it together after we left the academy
16:59a market stall at first
17:00selling snowfield goods
17:02hides
17:03herbs
17:03crystals
17:04then it grew
17:05became one of the biggest trading houses in the five kingdoms
17:08bards used to sing about us
17:11the hybrid son and the duke's daughter
17:13against all odds
17:14building an empire together
17:18pretty story
17:20justcan
17:20you you
17:21you
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