EPISODE 27 — DECISION

(POV: Princess Majory) "Instead of killing Asher… you're going to let us all starve down here!" Those words hurt. They really did. I've been replaying them in my head for days now, over and over, without pause. And I keep asking myself the same question. What am I supposed to do? I honestly don't know. My friends are right. Painfully right. Either Asher… or them. But how can I decide to kill— Asher? Or stand here, doing nothing, while Milly, Beagy, Maya, Yosho, Bumbling, Làidir, and all the others slowly die… because of me? They're sleeping now. All of them. I'm exhausted too, beyond words, but I can't rest. I just can't. This weight inside me won't let go. I watch them. Beagy and Milly are curled up together, arms wrapped tight. Their little faces are still streaked with dried tears. It…