The Tapestry’s Reckoning

"I can give you no such thing. I can only promise that if you kill me, you'll be left with nothing. I suspect none of you want that."

She said nothing, but the tension in her posture slackened, if only slightly. In the corners of the courtyard, members of the retrieval unit exchanged uneasy looks with the remaining Gravekeepers. The flicker of hostility remained, but a fragile truce was forming in that silent exchange of glances. They all knew the tear was the real enemy, not each other. Draven's disappearance had proven just how unpredictable the Tapestry was once meddled with.