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Wed 5th Mar 2025 08:34

Evading Sleep

by Maia Sweetgrass

It could be hard to sleep indoors. Maia was used to roughing it: more often than not she fell asleep without a roof over her head. Having spent every night of the last few weeks under a wagon, the fancy bed Maia now found herself in was almost unspeakably plush. It felt like she might sink through to the floor at any moment.
 
But the REAL reason Maia couldn't find her way to sleep was because of the unanswered questions swirling through her head. So much had changed so quickly at the end of a simple caravan job that she wasn't sure where to begin:
 

  • What was this miasma?


  • Could there possibly be a connection to the Witchwood?


  • How could a simple tracker help with such an important quest?


  • Would Chu ever trust her enough to show his face?


  • When would she next have such ready access to baths?


  • For just a moment, she stretched her right hand up towards the ceiling, and watched as a strand of forest green light played across her mark. It was a real shame Maia didn't anticipate getting any rest tonight. She doubted there'd be much time for it in the days ahead.

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