Chapter 44Silence permeated the keep. From across her chamber, the fire crackled and Kallan rolled onto her back, absorbing the ache from her neck, through her spine, down to her legs.
She listened to the soft patter of rain steadily falling through the black sky outside as she laid there, devoid of thought. The hole in her chest was raw from the pain, but, for the first time since leaving Gunir, she could breathe with ease again.
She dared turn her thoughts toward Gudrun and winced against the chasm throbbing inside her chest. The unbearable stab had finally dulled to a muted ache she could live with and Kallan released a loud, long sigh as she c****d her head to the window.
The images were still constant, though less intrusive now. She tried again to sort through the pictures, to find
