Chapter Twenty-Seven – Noose
Theodore moved as if he were caught in a trance. The barren landscape didn’t confuse him, as it seemed to be confusing his companions. His feet knew the ground beneath them, and his lungs filled with the air that reminded him of the times past.
He was home. On a different plane of existence, it might have sounded absurd to mistake these lands, bereft of any vegetation or signs of life, for the snow-covered hills where his pack had used to dwell. But his bo