Chapter 50: Under the Shine of the Full Moon
Hailey’s POV
Morning has risen over the world around me, and though months have passed, I find myself unable to believe all that has transpired around us in the course of this time.
As the weeks have gone by, I have been able to prove that indeed, Alistair's previous absences from his duties as king were due solely to the haunting that afflicted him, for since his return he has taken it upon himself along with Owen and the council to restore order among the packs, casting aside all forecasts of war and bringing to our people the augury of many years of peace that we have welcomed with open arms.
The long period of poisoning, however, left strong sequels in him, and although we as wolves have much longer lives than humans, and should be many years that the king still has to live, I begin to notice in his countenance the weariness of age, which promptly announces that his days of holding the crown could end at any moment.