Blood Beneath the Cypress Knees
Adonis stood with them, cloaked and wet, his presence steady and grounding.
“Remember,” he said, voice firm against the wind and rain lashing through the cypress trees, “the shapeshifter can’t shift unless it touches its target. But it’s clever. It knows we’re aware. It will probe, test, watch. You’ll need to remain silent, stay hidden, and signal immediately if anything seems off. Don’t engage unless it’s unavoidable. And never go alone.”
The witches nodded, drawing their hoods low. They slipped into the swamp’s gray edges, water rising around their boots, rain slicking every branch and root.
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