Chapter 74 The Visitor Who Knows His Name
- POV: Jared
- Jared noticed the silence first.
- Not the good kind that settled after sleep or after rain. This one sat wrong, like a held breath that refused to release. The river was ahead of him, sunlight breaking on its surface in thin silver lines. He had come alone to fill the containers, giving Emma time to rest. She had slept deeper lately, like her body was negotiating with itself.