255 EPILOGUE Part 5 (Tarkyn & Harth)

~ HARTH ~

Harth's heart sang when they finally made it through the overgrown ravine and into the small wood that hugged up to the lagoon. They'd been looking forward to it for weeks. Tarkyn had been so busy trying to help Elreth and Sasha bring the two peoples to a place of true unity—and aiding Zev and others like him with finding productive ways to channel their rage—at times she'd missed him.

Of course, she'd been busy too. There were so many new mate pairs, so many new offspring… both peoples had been a little overwhelmed. After a couple months of struggling to find a purpose, she'd discovered that the mate pairs all seemed to have different bonds—some purely Chimeran, others purely Anima, and some combined—which was, she thought, what had happened for her and Tarkyn.