C211 SEEN, AND THEREFORE NEVER SAFE AGAIN

Night fell over the village, but it did nothing to relieve the tension hanging in the air.

Aria lay awake, eyes locked on the low ceiling, listening to the peaceful noises of sleeping lives around her. Every creak of wood, every distant footstep pulled at her nerves. She had lived here all her life. She knew these sounds.

Tonight, they felt unfamiliar