Chapter 24
Chapter 25: The Weaver's Thread
David wakes at dawn to find the weave pulsing with a new pattern. The group follows the hum to a glade where the scattered betrayer is gathering through a knot of shadow. Kaelen's blade proves useless, and Kathleen's presence anchors David as he reaches into the knot, mending the threads by offering a piece of his own light. Yoshua's voice guides him through the pain, and the group returns to the cabin with the weave steadier but David weakened, knowing the betrayer will try again.
Dawn came gray and reluctant, the sky a pale sheet stretched thin over the mountains. David woke with the weave humming under his skin, a persistent thrum that pulled at his thoughts like a current. He sat up slowly, careful not to disturb Kathleen, who slept curled on the hearth with her coat wrapped around her shoulders. The fire had burned to ash, and the cabin felt colder than it had the night before.
Kaelen was already awake, standing by the window with his arms crossed. His scarred hand rested on the hilt of his blade, and his eyes were fixed on the treeline.
“You feel it too,” David said, his voice low.
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