Following Renar's plan, they were about five hours deep into demon territory.
They were close to the first town, Hollow Mere, a ruined settlement left in decay.
The dark red sky made the scene feel even worse than it should have.
No one spoke during the entire trip.
Both human and half-blood alike felt the danger in what they were doing.
This was a place without reinforcements, where no one would come to save them.
Even Roland questioned if this was a trap or if the vampire's words had been true.
But he held on to hope.
It was the only thing keeping Stella from breaking.
She had already spent many nights crying herself to sleep, her eyes tired and hollow from the strain.
He remembered the fits of hysteria she suffered after waking up from nightmares, moments that tore at his heart.
They didn't bother entering the town, choosing instead to circle around it.
