The start of the next one

"Sorry for disappointing..." I say as I see the moon Goddess taking shape in front of me after the darkness that surrounded me after my death starts to vanish.

"You can not disappoint me, Rose. You did more than many others in your position would have done. You did more than many others that I sent to try and solve this problem." She gets closer and as the shimmering light aura that surrounds her touches my soul, I feel at peace, like I'm home and I can finally rest.

"Maybe the next one will succed." I sigh, but in the unnatural calmness that took over me, I can't seem to care much about that.

"I hope they do. Third time is the charm, they say, right?" She smiles, not a trace of worry or sadness on her beautiful face.

"Third time?"

"The first time was a test, if you want to call it as such. I had never tried such a thing before so I needed to see if it was possible. Second time was, well, almost successful. If your Beta wouldn't have had the pack intervene, the king would have died an