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Part 5 They'd outrun the hunters. Barely. The morning found them in a clearing where…

Part 1 | The Building The headache started behind her left eye and spread like a crack…

Part 2 | The Fall It took her mid-step. One foot on frozen ground, the other lifting…

Part 3 | The Drowning Man Heat. That was the first thing. Not the gentle warmth of a…

Part 4 | The Distance He saw her. The moment held. Frozen in the heat of that…

Part 5 | The Aftermath Blood from both nostrils. Blood from her left ear. A thin red…

Part 1 | The Doubt Dulint's left hand kept finding the clasp of his pack strap. Balin…

Part 2 | The Evidence The boot was sitting by the fire when Balin found it. Not his…

Part 3 | The Watch Balin started counting on the second day. Not deliberately. The…

Part 4 | The Almost He had the words. He'd been carrying them for two days, polished…