Chapter 7

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:37:22 +0000

After the bath, the tent settled into a heavy, listening silence. The hides shifted only when the wind skimmed across them, whispering through the seams. Twilight pressed down over the camp in deep purples and bruised blues, the air warm against my damp skin. I lay still, letting the faint crackle of distant fires wrap around me like a lull-almost enough to pretend the night might leave me untouched.