
For two days and a night, you and Fergus McKay forced a straight line through a prairie blizzard. Daniel Davidson, if we fail to reach the Settlement tonight, everyone behind us will perish. You step into this one-chapter preview with Fergus McKay at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. La Certe's startled face replaced indolence, but Fergus lost consciousness before hearing his answer. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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