I can't stop thinking about the scroll, about the message Moon left for me. 

Qibli,

I'm sorry that you had to get tangled in this mess, I wish you never had. I don't want to be harsh, but having you around has made my decision harder. I felt that I had to choose you, so that our friendship wouldn't be damaged. I do love you, but I love you more as brother. Winter makes me really happy. So I'm choosing him. I hope that this doesn't change the way you are around me, and I hope that our friendship can still remain strong. You will always be close to me, even if it's not as more than a friend.

Sisterly love,
Moon

Everytime I think about it, look at the scroll, read it again, I feel a little stab of pain in my heart. All this time, I was so sure Moon would pick me. I never even thought about what would happen if she did pick Winter. I guess I should have. The talk that me and Winter had, its stuck in my mind. 

You're perfect for someone too. Winter had said. I'd always figured that someone was Moon.

 I shake myself off, determined to stay myself, even while watching my best friend and the girl of my dreams become closer, and closer, and closer. 

I leave me and Winter's cave, peeking inside Moonwatchers. Winter was there with a wing around her, their tails twined together. They look so happy. 

I sigh, walking towards the lake. I don't like swimming, but I need somewhere quiet to think, where I don't have to worry about seeing Moon and Winter. The cave is empty, the lake still. I spread my wings and fly over to the small island in the middle of the lake, folding my wings tight against my sides and settling down on the rock. After a while, my head begins to ache, so I leave.

 I can't stop thinking about Moon. I guess that this is what it feels like to be heartsick.