The silence was deafening as they hiked through the woods. Each step they took was like a stampede, every broken twig a firecracker. Ophelia could feel the nerves brimming inside her and realized with a start that she may be more of a liability on this mission than she thought.

Pursing her lips and reminding herself that it is okay to feel queasy when faced with things you weren’t supposed to see. Things that should remain inside the body.

She turned to Njinga ...