Chapter 24
Motion again. Frantic, seeking motion.
This time under her own power, but with no control.
She was there. That woman was there. The one who scarred and cursed the flesh that was not her own.
The heat was back, too, and she understood. The warmth was fury, and fury was the sustenance she needed. Fury and fear drove her on, gave her the energy to keep searching.
Keep seeking.
The demon rode the nightmares throughout the village until the sun came up and she was forced to rest again.
The thing she needed most eluded her. It would not elude her forever.
