THE BRIDE OF ASH
"It's small, but it's not nothing."
Elara leaned closer, squinting at the remaining scrap of ink.
*...arah H...*
"A name," she whispered. "Part of one."
"Sarah," Sable said slowly. "Or something ending the same way. Zara. Clara."
"Or a family name," Draven said. "Starting with H."
Elara stared at the fragment, willing it to reveal more than it possibly could, frustration and hope tangled together in a way that made her chest ache.
"It's not enough," she said finally.