i hear the wicked get no rest, but when you do ---------- i hope you dream of me The cursed creature leaves the jungle wearing the shape of a large bear with too many limbs. With him go many of the nightmares, and the dark shadows that twined with the fog of Tephra. Some remain, dark and powerful, feeding on fear in a self-perpetuating cycle. @Divest is the new Queen of Tephra, and Gale’s six months on the throne have ended as quietly as they had begun. The brindle monster makes its way east, toward the common lands, moving quickly. Somewhere, deep in the heart of the Forest, it vanishes entirely. GALE