Where the Dead Keep Watch

Previously

…The journal had alluded to Thorne’s hunger, a need that transcended mere spectral existence, a desire that could consume. It was the reason for the pact, the ancient threat that had driven their ancestors to such desperate measures. And now, with the pact’s hold weakened, with the spirits finding their rest, Thorne’s hunger was stirring again. It was a lingering fear, a shadow that refused to be entirely banished, a reminder that the peace they had fought so hard for might be fragile, and that the true darkness had merely been… waiting. The silence of the cemetery, once a comfort, now felt like a trap, a hollow space where Thorne’s insatiable appetite could grow.