Bab 104: Chapter 104: Gratitude

Only a few minutes' journey through the woods - Isaac and Alessa struggling to keep pace with Joe's springy, loping strides - Joe slowed near a tall outcropping of boulders mixed between brambling tree roots on the side of a hill. Joe turned in a slow circle, grunting and motioning towards an opening in the nearby rock face. They had reached their destination.

Isaac took a deep breath and looked to Alessa, who also seemed to be steeling herself for whatever they would find in that hollow.

Joe grunted more forcefully, urging them into the cave.

"You're sure about this?" Isaac said quietly to Alessa out of the corner of his mouth, his eyes darting between the crack in the rocks and Joe's hulking form pacing in the shadows.

Alessa closed her eyes for a moment. "He's showing me memories of Janie," she replied.

Isaac inched forward and something crunched under his foot. He looked down.

Bones. The cave entrance was littered with bones.