VALERIA

I have to confess, I feel melancholy and sometimes even old.

When did my little family grow so much?

Even my two little pups, who just a few years ago clung to my skirt, now look for any chance to go off on adventures.

I hope Aldric comes back today, because Silas showed up saying they’d won the war and everything turned out fine with Lyra and Drakkar.

What a tangle my family is, and how fast the fledglings are flying the nest.

I look with nostalgia, through the carriage window, at this incredible new territory, the Continent of the Centuries and the Men of Winter.

I never imagined that a little she-wolf full of traumas like me would get to witness the grandeur of this universe.

The Goddess’s different creations…

I feel grateful for having been brave, for having said yes, for having taken the risks…

"Don’t worry about the rebels, Valeria, I’m sure your boys are toying with them." I look ahead, at Queen Raven.

"I’m not worried about them, but rather about the poor swamp," I sai