Of all the things she had expected coming out here, it was certainly not a ghost. Tayui heard a bark, and at first, didn’t notice anything. It sounded exactly like a normal wolf’s bark. But when she turned, she knew it was not possible. Even if Aurèle had gotten out of their birthpack alive, Tayui knew that the odds that Éloise had done the same were slim to none. Tayui knew that Karina had died at Daedalus’ paws and that Daedalus had gone straight after the youngest ones, taking out the weakest first. Tayui had always suspected that Daedalus had gotten to Barthélémy, too, since he had never been that strong. But Barthélémy was just a guess: she knew for certain that Daedalus had murdered Éloise, just like Tayui’s other younger sibling.
So, when Tayui saw Éloise from a distance, still and silent, so Tayui mimicked the action (or, inaction). Tayui stood still and offered her ghostly sister a small smile. She had mistaken Aurèle for a ghost, but she wouldn’t make the same mistake again. She quickly trotted over to where her sister was, but as she drew near, she saw that her seemingly ghostly sister was not so transparent after all. What in the world was going on?
“Éloise,” she stated, her smile faltering. She shook her head in wonder. She took a few more steps closer and leaned in to lick her muzzle in greeting. This would prove whether or not her sister was real, a hallucination, or a ghost.
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