Severed Ties

Thorne

It doesn’t take me long to catch up with Vera. Once I caught her scent on Clara, it was easy to track her through the fair. I leave the feast pavilion and set off into the twinkling lights, finally spotting her in front of one of the food stalls near the snow maze. She’s standing in line for mulled wine, and she looks exactly like she did the last time I saw her.

I wait for the familiar tu