Feral on the Ice
She didn't look at Elara with awe; she looked at her with a terrifying, clinical suspicion.
"You come from the Steel-Hills," the woman said, her voice muffled by her mask. "You are the Sleepers. The ones the Mother-Ghost keeps in the jars."
The Shame of the Sovereigns
The pack huddled together, their shivering forms a stark contrast to the grounded, sturdy presence of the villagers.
"We... we woke up," Elara said, her knees buckling. Zane caught her, his own arms shaking as he held her up. "The silo... it's gone. We're all that’s left."