Bounded field makes Shadow Stalker doubt herself

She crossed the street quickly, careful to keep her footsteps quiet and unnoticeable. As she walked, however, a feeling of foreboding crept down her spine, and she had to suppress a shiver as something cold wrapped around her heart.

This was a bad idea. She really shouldn’t be doing this. In fact, she should just turn around and head back home. Forget about the whole thing — she shouldn’t have come in the first place.

But Sophia scowled, cursed the moment of hesitation, and soldiered on until she stood in the Heberts’ yard, looking up at the ancient house. She was not going to chicken out now, so close that she could taste it.