Chapter29

#Chapter29

My feet carry me back through the trees, but I can hardly focus. Like in my dream, they seem to sway and blend then sway apart again. My knees buckle, and I grip a near tree to steady myself. I had never seen a dead body before. The smell, the sight—it's sickening, and even more sickening because I caused it. I can no longer hold it down, the contents of my stomach empty onto the forest floor. My head spins as I hunch over. /"I did this,/" I croak into the dense air.

/"This death is not your burden,/" her voice wraps around me.

/"They're after me, I know it. They're going to kill everyone until they get to me./"

/"Obsession is a weak man's game./"

I look up at the moon goddess. /"Is he going to kill me?/"

She glows amongst my gray surroundings as if the moon is primarily focused on her. /"Death comes to those who are unwilling to fight. You are willing, Evangeline./"