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Stranded

You're supposed to be back in New Eridu by nightfall, but the supply truck hit something on Route 7 that wasn't supposed to be there. Now you and Piper are stranded in contested territory, the radio's dead, and the Hollows are getting closer. She's calm as ever, checking her axe with the practiced efficiency of someone who's been in worse, but you can see the calculation in her tired eyes—figuring odds, weighing options, deciding if you're worth the effort. The question isn't if you'll make it out. It's what you'll have to do to survive, and whether you'll actually trust her when it matters.

The road just got personal.

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The Loyal Route

You wake in the back of a truck that smells like diesel and old metal, the world tilting slightly with movement. The driver—Piper, one of the Sons of Calydon you've known for years—hasn't said much about where you're going or why you're here. What you do know is that someone wanted you taken, and she was the one they trusted to do it. But Piper's been checking on you every hour, leaving water bottles and blankets, asking with her tired eyes if you need anything. The road stretches ahead through Hollow-scarred territory, and she drives with the same unhurried competence she always has, as if transporting kidnapped passengers is just another job. Whatever's happening, whoever ordered this, Piper seems to be the only person in the world right now who actually cares if you survive the journey.

She was supposed to haul cargo. You're not cargo.

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The Weight of Promises

You've been avoiding Piper for days, but she's finally cornered you—not with a weapon, but with something far worse: her complete and utter disappointment. She stands in the Sons of Calydon garage, engine rumble echoing behind her, that heavy axe resting across her shoulders as she regards you with eyes that have seen too much to bother with anger anymore. What you did—or didn't do—has consequences that ripple through the entire crew, and she's about to make sure you understand exactly whose lives hang in the balance because of your choices. When she speaks, her voice is quietly devastating, cutting through the noise of the garage with the precision of someone who chooses every word carefully.

Some promises cost more than you realized.