The Rider's Legend

Darkness was a comfort, a familiar cloak wrapped around me as I sat hidden between two walls, the world moving around my stillness. It had been months since Naughton, months since Nethore's presence had been a constant hum beneath my skin. Now, there was only an aching void.
"Where has she gone now?" Dem's voice cut through the quiet, searching the empty loft. He stepped into our makeshift operations room, his smile a ghost of what it used to be. The board, covered in photos and twine mapping out the Seal's network, was my focus.
"That's creepy, Neely." He blinked as I let the darkness ebb, appearing before him. He was right, it was. But it was also useful. I dropped from the low wall, padding over to the board that held the faces of those who had taken everything from us. The Ashbourne Riders, the 'bogeyman' of the Seal, were ready to strike.
