This story takes place in January, during Heart of the Raven [in the Amaranthine Saga]. It begins in Russia, the day after Aine's story ends.

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Senya moved silently through the cold Russian night. Long ago, the temperatures would have left her shivering under layers of clothing, but not now. Immortal, such things didn't bother her.

Like the dark.

The night that had once been her enemy was her friend, a haven from the damaging sunlight. ...