The Witch Keeps Time
I almost added my last name and stopped myself, uncertain which century it belonged to.
A cannon sounded somewhere beyond the trees, low and furious, the kind of sound that rearranges priorities. Thomas swore under his breath.
“British patrol’s moving through from the east,” he said. “We need to relocate. Now.”
He did not ask us if we could keep up. He assumed we would. Mercy inclined her head slightly, the smallest signal of assent.
Thomas turned to me and offered his hand.
I hesitated.
Touch felt like commitment, and I was already too deep in something I did not understand. Still, I took it.