Ab mein thak chuki hu apne akelepan se

Luna - Ek shahi, chandi jaise fur wali Alaskan Malamute, independent aur serious.
Whisper - Ek bachayi gayi barn owl, jo duniya ko shanti se dekhti hai.
Elara - Ek dayalu herbalist aur healer, jo jaanwaron se behad pyaar karti hai.
Ek chhupa hua ateet - Luna ke dil mein ek purana ghaav hai, aur Whisper ek secret jaanti hai.
Everhollow naam ke ek shaant pahaadi gaon mein, Luna garv aur shaanti ke saath chalti thi. Wo wafadar thi, lekin door-door rehti thi, hamesha Elara ke paas, par kabhi pyaar maangti nahi thi.
Gaon wale aksar poochhte, "Elara, Luna kabhi khelti kyu nahi?"
Elara muskara deti, "Woh strong aur proud hai." Lekin andar hi andar, wo sochti ki kya Luna sach mein khush hai?
Ek shaam, Whisper, woh barn owl jo Elara ne ek baar bachayi thi, Luna ke paas aayi. Wo bhi Luna ki tarah shaant, dekhne wali, aur mysterious thi.
"Tum aur main, hum sirf dekhte hain, par judte nahi," Whisper ne dheere se kaha. Luna ne bas apna ek kaan hilaaya.
Ek sardi ki raat, gaon mein ek tez barf ka toofan aaya. Ek chhota memna kho gaya, uski dari hui awaaz hawa mein goonj rahi thi. Luna darwaaze par khadi thi, bechain, par unsure.
"Jao," Elara ne kaha, "tum hamesha se ek rakshak rahi ho."
Luna barf mein daudi, uske panje barf mein doob rahe the. Ek purane ped ke neeche, ek nanha memna kamp raha tha. Uski aankhon mein dar tha.
Par Luna hichkichayi-kya woh ise bachaye, ya bas dekhti rahe?
Tabhi, Whisper paas aayi aur woh sach keh diya jo Luna ne saalon tak daba rakha tha.
"Ek time, tumne kisi apne ko khoya tha. Tab se tumne apne dil ke darwaze band kar liye."
Luna ka dil tez dhadakne laga. Yeh sach tha. Jab wo ek chhoti puppy thi, uska ek bhai usse chhin gaya tha. Tab usne decide kar liya tha ki agar woh kisi se pyaar karegi, toh dukh bhi mehsoos karegi-isliye usne apne dil ko sabse door kar liya.
Lekin ab, is chhote memne ko uski dekhbhaal ki zaroorat thi.
Pehli baar, Luna ne dheere se memne ko apni naak se chhua aur use garam rakhne ke liye apne aas paas lapet liye
Subah, jab Elara aayi, toh usne dekha-Luna memne ko apne paas lapete hue baithi thi. Kuch badal gaya tha.
Us din, pehli baar, Luna ne Elara ki godh mein apna sir rakha aur shanti se wahin tik gayi.
"Yeh ek chamatkaar hai," Elara fuskusayi. Usne apni herb wali thaili se Water Violet ka essence nikala aur Luna ke paani mein kuch boondein mila di.
"Un dilon ke liye, jo akelapan chunte hain, par ab pyaar ki zaroorat hai."
Whisper ne apne pankh fadhfadhaye. "Sabse strong rakshak ko bhi pyaar ki zaroorat hoti hai."
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Kahani ki Seekh
Chahe insaan ho ya jaanwar, independence aur akelapan ek jaisi cheezein nahi hain. Water Violet humein sikhata hai ki garv aur pyaar ek saath reh sakte hain-aur sabse shaant rakshak ko bhi pyaar ki garmi ki zaroorat hoti hai.