If you enjoy music while you're reading, try "Weight of the World" by Citizen Soldier. It's what I was listening to while writing these scenes!
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GAR
Gar blew out a bitter breath. "So that's your answer, just wait and accept whatever comes?"
"Yes."
"That's bullshit," he spat.
"No, Gar, that's life. Accepting things you can't change is how you grow up. And trust me, war or not, you now have a tribe, and a mate. You're going to be growing up fast, whether you want to or not. And you have it in you, Gar. You've got what's needed, because this is what the Creator made you to do. So your choices are to fight what you were literally made to do, make yourself—and probably your mate—miserable in the process, and get nowhere, because you're fighting the inevitable. Or to decide to walk into whatever journey He's prepared for you.
