Chapter 47: "[… P]ay the rigid satisfaction, death for death."

“I know this means something different to each of us,” Nihira says, from her perch in the hole at the top of the steps, Tally at her side. “I know most of you came here to find safety and shelter, and instead found more danger than you’ve ever seen in your life. I know we’ve all lost someone.”

Tally leans over to press a kiss to her cheek. No one teases them now.

“This ...