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Naya is standing just at the mouth of the cave, the abbot and his followers exit before us, then Lily and I follow, Noah and Tate behind us. I see her giving Tate a questioning look and he shakes his head.

“It's done, we will return now,” he says instead.

With my eyes, I scan the trees not seeing him anywhere Tate had said he was just outside

Damn it.

“Come child, I’m sure you have questions” with one hand extended, I fall in step beside the Abbot. We begin the long trek back to the pack territory two male acolytes in front of us, then the ladies before two other guards, I know Lily, Tate, and the others are not too far behind.

“What was that we did with the stone? I didn’t feel anything, maybe a little dizzy but that’s about it”

“The ritual can only be done once, it is sure evidence that you are indeed goddess touched, and it shows an indication of how powerful the one in question is, it has been done five times in our history”

“Only five? I thought there’s being at lea