Friends Never Say Goodbye

It was time, he had dragged his heels long enough and all that was left was to make it official. He called for Célestin who had been such a driving force for him in the past year and sat at the border’s edge. Worry twisted his stomach into knots, he could still refuse to leave with him, still choose to stay in Lirium, and some dark part of Peg’s mind wondered if that wouldn’t be for the best.

Learning about the rainbow boy’s heritage had hurt him more than he was willing to admit, and he was afraid of what his sisters and brother would think when they learned of it. And of course they would learn, he couldn’t bring himself to lie to them. Philomena at least he was sure would allow him to stay in the pack they formed. Or at least he hoped she would.  

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