The Heartwood heilig

her ears splayed for a moment as he spoke. monsters and ghouls. things she no longer feared, for most of them were wolves too big for their skin.

she had not been shown kindness her whole life and she doubted she would be shown it now if she slipped up one bit. she remembered the dumb man she had met the first time she arrived here, how he had flirted with some woman.

how had that panned out for him?

why did she consider that now of all times?

you tell me much. she offered carefully. does the forsaken have no secrets to keep?