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Selene cocked her head in a strange motion. “You have placed her in the path of the sorcerer? To redeem her?”

The Moon Goddess shrugged, the expression making her ethereal being almost look human.

Selene scowled, as much as wolf could scowl. “The woman has no redeemable qualities! Even now, all she thinks about is killing Cassy and ruining Lino. There is nothing to redeem in her. Besides, her life is Cassy’s to take. Do you wish to change that? To help her?”

Sadness flickered in the eyes of the goddess very swiftly. “They are all my children, Selene. It doesn’t matter how terrible a child becomes, the mother never stops loving them. She never gives up on them. Her life might be Cassy’s to claim, but I do doubt my favored will have much reason to kill her if she turns a new leaf.”

“The woman will not turn a new leaf. It doesn’t matter how many times you try to help. A leopard will never change its spots.”

The Goddess moved back, settling in her preferred throne. “