His body lifts off the ground and disappears, and I scream.
I can't hold it.
Why would he do this? It was safe. The only one among us with a goddamn cloaking spell.
It's gone a long time ago. Longer than any of the wolves. Farewell, my cries give way to hope. Had the Wendigo taken him back to where he came from?
Had he saved the rest of us from it? Did he give up his life to get your attention?
Hope fades like shadows in the moonlight as Claudia falls back into the clearing with a sickly crackle.
She's not screaming. She doesn't make a sound as she lies there dying.
I'm screaming, trembling, crying.
The voice in my head stopped me.
Please, Will. I need you here.
I'm not questioning this.
I don't think about how dangerous this is or how I'm going to get behind Ray and Jon.
I stood up and started walking, feeling both my men behind me. I hear them shouting my name.
But they can't reach me. Not so. Not now.
