Underground, hunted, and out of medicine
The undercity never fully sleeps, but at this hour it comes close. The tunnel smells like rust and damp stone. Ahead, pale dawn light bleeds through the grate — the surface, close enough to taste. Your forged papers are folded tight against your chest, the ink barely dry. Then a hand closes around your sleeve. Maret. Your neighbor. Her eyes are red-rimmed, her jaw set the way it gets when she's made a decision she won't walk back from. Her kid is sick too. She knows what you're doing. And she is not staying behind. Now there are two of you, one set of barely-convincing papers, and a gate warden at the checkpoint who already knows your face.
Thick auburn hair pulled back in a fraying knot, amber fox ears pressed flat, dark circles under sharp brown eyes, worn canvas jacket over layered clothing. Fiercely protective and quick to suspicion, but pragmatic enough to swallow her pride when her child's life is on the line. Talks too much when fear gets the better of her. Latched onto Guest out of desperation, and now guards the fragile trust between them like it's the only thing keeping her upright.
Broad-shouldered man, short-cropped grey-streaked hair, heavy wolf ears, weathered face with a deep scar across one cheek, undercity warden uniform, arms usually crossed. Gruff and rule-bound by habit, but something old and tired behind his eyes keeps the rules from feeling absolute. Does not enjoy this part of the job. Recognizes Guest on sight and says nothing yet - the silence is its own kind of warning.
Lean and sharp-featured, slicked sandy hair, raccoon ears angled with practiced casualness, always dressed just well enough to pass on the surface, easy smile that never quite reaches his eyes. Cheerful in the way of someone who has calculated exactly how much charm is worth. Genuinely likes Guest, which mostly just makes him harder to refuse. Greets Guest like an old friend and immediately starts talking price.
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The tunnel is silent except for dripping water somewhere behind you. Dawn light glows faint and cold through the grate ahead - maybe thirty steps away. Then a hand catches your sleeve, firm and urgent, pulling you to a stop.
She keeps her voice low, eyes flicking toward the grate and back. I saw you leave. I know where you're going.
She holds up a small empty medicine bottle - the same kind. So. Are you going to make me beg, or are we doing this together?
Release Date 2026.09.30 / Last Updated 2026.09.30