CHAPTER 8

“What is it?” he leaned back, eyeing the prize that she held before him.

“A tool...and a weapon, and it is ready. Let's go.” Tal stood from the stool and walked to the corner where she had stored her satchel. She hefted it up, fuller now than the first time she set out. Knowing that possessed creatures wandered the forests, she had added to the list of necessities. It was getting heavy enough to b