HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST || ONC 2024 βœ”
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Complete, First published Feb 01, 2024
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❝ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 π‚π‡πˆπŒπ„,
πƒπ„πŒπˆπ’π„ π–πˆπ‹π‹ π‚πŽπŒπ„. ❞

Saskia Vrana knows what to do when the Nights of Smoke come: Close the windows and doors. Don't look out into the darkness. Sacrifice and pray. And never dare to leave the convent.

These are the sacred rules to follow if you want to survive the creatures lurking outside - and the Order of Wolves, which ensures the village's safety with watchful eyes.
So, what to do when you accidentally violate one of them on the very first night and receive a divination you shouldn't outlive?

However, it's not Saskia they hold responsible, but her fellow sister Katinka. When coldblooded Prince Silvan von Winterthal and his order take her, Saskia is eager to break all those rules at once and more to get her back. 
And if she must risk her own life making a deal with a devil while the Wild Hunt ravages the lands, she will.

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ONC 2024 ENTRY: Prompts 25, 28, 95
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