MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: "This Old Town" and "Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" by Nanci Griffith
My ears still ringing with the pledges and enthusiastic declarations from our Wendigo family, I patrol the property with Daji and Kryptosia, with our new Chief of Security pointing out the stepped-up measures she's enacted.
"And that is a new invisible fence. It's different than the one designed to keep humans out. The one that bars the Committee or my former brothers and sisters in uniform is specially crafted, custom created."
She indicates a shimmering barrier beyond the one that makes humans suddenly remember they have a pressing appointment elsewhere, even if it's just an appointment with the nearest restroom. "It wasn't easy to craft this, but I still have friends in my former department."
I raise my eyebrows. "Do they think you got a raw deal?"
