VALERIEI searched the deserted post while Brigid used torn pieces of her skirt to stanch Lucas’s wound.It was empty of nearly everything, but a single closet with spare clothes, and a first aid kit. Luckily, there was a working bathroom with running water—though no light source besides an old lantern with only a drop or two of oil inside.I washed the blood from my body, leaving thick, tinted puddles on the floor, and dressed into the spare clothing. They were much too big on me, but I found them manageable once I rolled the sleeves up and tied a belt around my waist.When I stepped outside again, Brigid had managed to light the lantern. She had managed to get Lucas up atop a large wooden table, and she was peering down at his wound.“The bullet didn’t reach his heart,” she said. “But it’s lodged deep inside his flesh. The silver will agitate his wound and make it impossible to heal. Which means the bleeding won’t stop until we remove it.” She frowned and looked up at me, the glow o
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