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People wouldn’t stay inside themselves. They kept leaking out.
Lillian Veres closed her eyes, letting her wolf, Gideon, lead her through the streets of Gilded Vale. Just looking at the tree of corpses in the middle of town gave her a headache, and not from disgust.
This entire “adventure” was a mistake. It wasn’t safe for a Readceran in the Dyrwood even now, but it had been the quickest way to the Republics. Now her entire caravan was gone and here she was, alone and losing her mind.
It wasn’t going to end like this. One step at a time.