“But it is easier to offer a life you have no real bond to, but such a sacrifice is a different thing altogether when you hold that child in your arms. She did the only thing she could, she left the baby here in hope they would not find her.
“Ten years ago now, Taya came across the crumpled note that arrived with her at my door. I curse myself for keeping it. It was soon after that she contracted the blood sickness. It has only been since then she suffered from her delusions. They think her mind fixated on the fear seeing the note stirred, making it a reality for her. Now she says they call to her at sunset. When the delusions become all-consuming, to the point nothing I can do will guide her back to reality, we have no choice but to send her to Mirage Lake. There they have the means to f
