CHAPTER 9
After running into Kaspian and the villagers, Brygida continued the hunt with Halina, but every thicket evoked those contorted faces, every tangle of bare branches the lines of hatred and vitriol. She and her mothers had never been welcome, but to be so openly despised and threatened? Kaspian had been forced to level a sword at his own guards. Although his defense of her warmed her heart, it was a dire state of affairs that he’d had to.
Whatever had turned the tide against them so swiftly in the village, she’d have to discuss it with Kaspian and find a way to remedy it; but right now, they both had more pressing concerns.
In less than a day, the blackmark had spread to cover the entire back of her hand. Left unchecked, it would spread and kill her.
And despite nearly a full d
