MINE BEFORE THE BLOOD MOON
A year later the snow came early but it did not scare anyone. The loop was packed hard by sleds before the first storm, the shelter halfway had wood stacked to the roof, and the table at the crossroads had a canvas cover Joren made so they could meet even when it snowed sideways.
Moonhold, Greywatch, Ironhollow. Three towns, one road, no one in charge.
Rowan was fourteen months old. He had Kael’s dark hair that stuck up no matter what Thea did, and Thea’s light eyes that watched everything. He said mama, dada, no, and more, and he used no the most.