my eyes, I knew so

in

und

ifted to accommodat

s after I healed him. I did

der pulsed like it h

idn't kno

't know what

gh me-like frost and flame wrapped

t perm

ut wa

rning, I felt e

l stares of

e quieter

s of blood in the forest. Rum

been near

lf had gone too

consorting w

d to ask who

d anything

se they

und me like vines. They waited un

have stayed

ouched her

one of us

were

the way t

my mirror and unwrapped the clot

owed faintly in

time, I saw it cle

yliz

ed into me like it w

..

ered it

sounded u

know wh

this mark w

't speak again

en in

n when

rned, it was

mine. He will

ped wa

around me s

are

ans

y q

lt like a

again near the

unded, but not badly. There was a bandage tied tig

me like he alrea

fore I coul

n't s

ted hi

saved

know wh

sed th

art s

t gi

led fa

e cursed on

pped

don

d it yet." He paused. "But I

hy

ot what Hollowsha

n't a

d his che

len. Bl

stopp

odv

dark kingdom of wolves that didn't follow pack law. A

anding right

lm. Not a

from Blo

es

ame to Hol

en I got here." His face darkened.

tar

d at me

Hollowshade

ded s

smi

hey know the name of t

didn't tell anyone

ndle and sat b

ng the

for th

me at

ot theirs

whose

in

llowshade warriors s

idn't

idn't

ed where

li

dn't be

didn't pu

a way of silenc

heir gaze and maybe in my imag

gnored

omeone left a fl

't kn

kind that only gro

odv

I dreamt o

ds that pulled me out o

fami