Chapter 45
Chapter 45: The Hollow Village
Kaelen and Lira face the waking villagers as the loom's hunger spreads. The woman from the well reveals a difficult choice, and Kaelen must use the map he carries to redirect the hunger before it consumes everything they have built.
The villagers stepped forward in unison, their bare feet silent on the cobblestones. Kaelen's hand found Lira's, their fingers interlacing as the hollow-eyed faces drew closer. The black thread on his wrist pulsed with each step they took, a dark rhythm that seemed to guide their movements.
"They're following the thread," Lira whispered. "Every move you make, they mirror."
Kaelen tested the theory. He took a step to the left. The front row of villagers shifted with him, their gray eyes fixed on his wrist. He stepped right. They followed.
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