Seth sees black wall

  "I see a black wall," Seth announced as they topped a gentle rise in the road. "Everything beyond it looks dim. "

  "Where?" Patton asked, brow furrowed.

  "Up ahead, near that tall stump. "

  Patton scratched his mustache. "That is where Kurisock's realm begins, but I cannot discern the darkness. "

  "Me neither," Coulter said.

  "I see only that the trees beyond the stump have less vigor," Lena said.

  Seth grinned proudly. "It looks like a wall made of shadow. "

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