Silver Creek crimes against children are so easy to get away with.

She didn't want to go home just yet. There was even part of Bat that flirted with the idea of never returning. But she couldn't just disappear on @Tegan. Sure, she could run out on her entire family, but not her crush. When she caught herself on that thought, Bat had the decency to flush at her former self. Kiwi's accusations began to ring in her ears again. Her sister wasn't wrong. And now she lived at the plateau, along with their overbearing mother... goodness, Bat was going to drag her feet as long as possible.

From King Elk Forest, she headed west, curious about the progress of Rosings. Instead of finding Lilah, Harrison or any of their ilk, however, Bat found herself stumbling into another ghost from her past. And "ghost" did well to describe her older brother as he slunk through the trees, pale and nearly silent. She didn't notice him at all until she ran smack dab into him.