Bound moon
"How?"
"By changing your scent," she said, pulling a small vial of crushed, glowing sea-moss from her robe. "This will mask the Moonveil signature for a time. But it comes with a price. To survive, you must stop running and start fighting. The Unbound do not shelter refugees. They shelter queens."
I took the vial. The moss within pulsed with a faint, bioluminescent rhythm, syncing with the beating of my own heart.
"If I stay," I said, "I have to lead."