ZADOK

“She’s right, you stubborn human! Are you trying to kill yourself?” My wolf, Kir, said in my head. 

I mentally rolled my eyes at his ridiculousness. “Stay out of this, Kir. I have no time for your side talks.” I replied to him through my mind, and he snickered.

Rude. 

“I don’t know, okay?!” Ithra threw her hands in the air. “All I know is that I am cold, and you are in no position to get us through this Valley.”

“Why don’t you let me be the judge of that?” I asked, tired of the arguments. “We don’t have time to waste. Let’s get going.”

I walked through...