Ripley's POV

There was something less alarming when learning about a death cult centered around an obscure goddess when you learn about it in a self made forest. The leaves called out to her, vines whispering through the room. The little black capped chickadee had been an unexpected addition, but when it had appeared at the window, she couldn't resist letting it in.

"They seem to be attempting to bring about the end of the world, so that their goddess, Venus, can be restored. It ...