Tears continued to stream down the girl’s face. They WERE here. They had to be here. She hadn’t mentioned Amelia’s name, at all. There was no way he could have known it, or who she was…yet he did. It was true, he could see the spirits and the spirits could speak to him. …the spirits did speak to him. The spirits of people she loved had told them that they were okay and now, they just wanted her and her sister to be okay, too. But, now, they needed her to let them go. They wanted to rest, but they couldn’t leave, not yet. It was just like Night said; they were unable to rest, because there was something, or rather, someone that they needed to take care of. …the daughters and sisters they left behind. They stayed to make sure their surviving family would be alright. Now, it was up to her to make a decision. She came to find closure, to know what she could not know and now, the closure she desired was the freedom her loved ones needed.

“…I’ll take care of Amelia.” she sobbed. “I’ll take care of her. It’s okay, you don’t have to stay here anymore. You can rest, now. I know you love us. We love you, too and I know we will be together one day. So, it’s okay…you can go…we will be alright…I promise.”

Though she vowed to fulfill the wishes of her loved ones, she still wept. She wanted to be happy for them, but in that moment, her heart was still burdened with the weight of her sorrow. Even though she knew they were okay, she still missed her family. For the whole of her life, they made up the sum of her entire world. Her world was much emptier, now. But, though it was emptier, it was not empty. She still had her precious sister. She was not alone. Neither of them were alone. They had each other and that was so much more than so many of the other children could say.

“…they’re gone.” Shade whispered.

Mira gasped and looked up at the black and white wolf cub. He was still looking beyond her, over her shoulder and the iridescent glow had left his eyes. “Th-…they’re gone?” she breathed.

Slowly and wearily, he nodded his head. “Yes…they heard you. …they went to rest.”

She wanted to cry, yet at once she wanted to smile. Her family had heard her vows and it was enough to grant them the freedom to pass on and find their eternal rest. …it was what she wanted and more than she thought she would find. …peace.