Tila and Isis

Tila felt the stinging pain of regret the instant she released the arrow. Don’t move. She begged. She was not a killer. She would never be a killer. The shot would not be lethal as long as her target did not move. Tila had made sure of that.

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Illustration for Chapter 13 of Unknown Darkness. Tila, the one with stripes, is a draconian and Isis, in the background, is a myote.