The final thread was different from all the others.
Thicker. Darker. More deeply rooted into Andrea's consciousness than anything I'd encountered in the previous layers.
This was the anchor point. The original connection the Whisperer had made when it first chose Andrea as its vessel weeks ago. Everything else had grown from this single thread.
I studied it carefully despite my fragmenting awareness. Saw how it had woven itself into the absolute core of Andrea's being, wrapped around the fundamental structure of her soul.
Removing this thread would be the most dangerous operation yet. One mistake and Andrea's entire consciousness would unravel.
But leaving it meant the Whisperer could rebuild. Could use this anchor to slowly corrupt Andrea again even with all the other threads removed
