crevice for a long moment. She didn't tr

down onto the mattress, burying her face in her

er than dwelling on the individual wounds she had already witnessed, she focused on the pattern of the original Jayla's cruelty. The files were a catalog of systemic dismantling-the gouged crystals, the snapped wings,

e timeline. The pro

They had allied with the rival Aberdeen Hold tribe. Fire raged across the Oas

n apart by the seven men she had abused. They didn't just kill he

cold sweat covered her back. "Jesus.

just a domestic dispute; it was a catalyst for a genocide. Forcing them to accept her,

e smoking when stressed. She unwrapped it and stuck it in her mouth, the artificial sweetn

non-interference. By removing the threat of her presence, she could

s tools of manipulation. She needed to provide tangible, undeniable ben

s-Jordi's scales, the wolf's crystal. Recovering these wouldn't just be an ol

slightly. She turned her head to look at the crevi

nsion again and pulled out a thick, soft wool

careful to keep her body language open and non-threatening. She

t he didn't scream this time. He just w

, setting up a simple Aether alarm array around the cave

emories, the fight-had drained this bod

s covers. Before she closed her eyes, she glanced at the cave e

he had forced herself into a deep, restorat

ly the soft hum of the ener

came from the crevice. Jordi poked his head

ternal struggle was evident in the twitching of hi

a trembling hand and dragged the blanket into the crevice. He wrappe