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Lorcan and Orla returned to the warehouse after chasing Mori, and found Chiyo had regained consciousness. They shouldn’t have left her alone to chase the werefox, but they did, and it was a relief to see that she was fine. She sat next to the Goro’s body. Lorcan helped her to her feet, and she wobbled a little. Her face was cold, and tears still fell from her eyes intermittently, but that was something neither Orla nor Lorcan could help her with. Not many people had to watch a loved one executed right before their eyes—that was a traumatic experience that would never go away.
The young doctor allowed herself to be led home, and she didn’t speak until they got there. Even though Orla and Lorcan stumbled a bit, trying to make their way back to her house, she didn’t help them. For the fi
