Chapter 108
Astrid's POV
The next few days fell into a strange, muted rhythm. My life became a carefully balanced act, split between two worlds. In one world, I was the Luna. I would spend my mornings in my office with Lila, reviewing patrol reports, approving budgets for the upcoming harvest festival, and mediating the wonderfully mundane problems of a happy pack. A dispute over the placement of a new garden plot was the most dramatic event of the week, and it ended with both parties sharing a pot of tea. In this world, I felt capable, useful, and surprisingly serene.