The Broken Promise

Arwy Official

Victor consented because terror can dress itself as duty. The creature's argument returned to him again and again: he had made one being miserable and owed him relief; a companion might draw him away from humankind; refusal would unleash vengeance. Yet every concession bred new dread. What if the second creature proved more malignant than the first? What if they hated each other? What if they bred a race that would c…