#Chapter 80 Renee

I nodded. "You first?" He shook his head. "You…. How are you feeling? Adjusting well enough?" He shook his head. "I imagine Arielle has been a whirlwind." I laughed. "That's a way of putting it." I looked out across the sea. “Honestly, I don’t know if I know how to think beyond it,” I admitted softly. “It feels like it’s been swallowing me whole. Mountainhowl, Arielle, feels like a whole other world and…” I shook my head. "I'm not sure how I'll ever get used to it." “One step at a time," he said gently. “You’re not meant to live your entire life fighting." "Tell Arielle that." He snorted. "Arielle was made to spend her life fighting whatever battle she thinks is worth her time. But you…" He shook his head. "I think your choice of career suits you better." I frowned. "What… do you mean by that?" "I think wherever you end up… in whatever pack structure and placement, you'd shine safeguarding the financial and social well-being of that pack." I blinked. I scoffed. "You're