Chapter 6: Theo

Preparing for a Lunar Gate ceremony with less than a day until the full moon has the pack in a frenzy. It’s not often a wolf dies, and nearly unheard of that many will pass at once, all being guided back to the moon goddess. That’s the purpose of the Lunar Gate, with the full moon shining bright above our heads, it’s our direct doorway to the goddess that looks down on us from the craters above. It’s supposed to allow the spirits of our departed to join her once more free of the turmoil of this earthly world.

Though the ceremony itself isn’t a complicated one, it’s a time suck for Seiko, the pack’s Seer. Each pack has one, an elder blessed with visions of the past, present and future. The visions that come are specific to the phases of the moon. Waxing being the future, waning the past and a full moon, the effervescent present. Seiko’s gift will help guide each wolf spirit, in its own time, back to the goddess.

One by one she’ll touch each departed brethren waiting for the signs of re