Chapter 22
Chapter 22: What the River Holds
Glen, Elara, Corbin, and Elias cross the river and find shelter in an abandoned mill as dawn breaks. Elara's connection to the Lord's magic intensifies, and a confrontation with Glen reveals the growing cost of her resurrection. A scout from the other Walkers arrives, forcing them to flee deeper into hostile territory.
The river stole the heat from their legs. Glen's burned hand throbbed in the cold, the cracked skin weeping clear fluid. He didn't look at it. He kept his eyes on the far bank, on the dark tree line that swallowed the moonlight.
Elara stumbled beside him. Her breath came in sharp gasps, and the dark veins under her skin pulsed like second pulse points. She was still glowing. Still carrying the Lord's magic in her blood.
"Almost there," Corbin said through gritted teeth. His leg was holding, but barely. Elias led, pushing branches aside, his movements quick and practiced.
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