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The last three returned an hour after darkness had fallen. None of them had met the monster in the woods.
There was no music in the clearing that night, but most of the camp was still there, sitting on the benches and stools, unwilling to leave the comfort of their fellows. Neil built the fire in the corner up to be twice as large as normal. The blaze sent a flickering light dancing through the shadows. It should have been beautiful.
I couldn’t find any comfort in the fire. I couldn’t manage much of anything but trying not to stare at Liam’s empty chair as I wondered what had been done to the tracker’s body and if Pierce’s bones had been carried away by a scavenger.
“Can I sit?”
I looked up to find Emmet towering over me.
I didn’t have the energy to tell him to leave me alone. I p
