The Stray Moon
He wants to be the one to finish it, to come back with a story for the others.
I ignore him for now, sweep the rest of the faces. Tessa, my left hand, stands with her arms crossed, jaw set. Her hair’s tied tight, eyes blacker than the tree line. She’s never questioned an order in her life, but I see the way her fingers flex, measuring the distance to the forest’s shadow. She wants it over, wants blood on the snow so she can relax. She’s reliable that way.
“Wren Cade,” I say. The name hangs in the air, fogs, then vanishes. “Turned last night. First transformation tonight.”
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