I think that there’s a tether all beasts place upon ourselves. A chain of our own making that keeps us from losing our human side completely. Some beast’s tethers are made of fine metal, intricate but easily breakable. Some beasts’ tethers are made of wood. Sturdy, but breakable under the right pressure. Mine? I had a tether on myself that was as cold as a steel chain and hard as bone. I’d wrapped that grip around my body and mind until it kept me upright. And I’d relied upon it to keep me standing on my feet for the last seven years. And with Xander’s words, a hairline fracture forms in that
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