Chapter 37

Kelly laughed softly. She stopped talking as our walk through the trees brought us to a dirt road, where we could see a farm with no animals inside. A small blue-toned house sat in the center of the property, and Marcus’ group was just a little ahead, following Randall’s footsteps. A group behind us protected us from potential surprises.

She slowed her pace as she observed beyond the fence that marked the property. For a moment, I wondered if she was imagining what it would be like to have a humble life in the countryside, or if she wanted to know about life on the other side of the border. Besides the wall that divided us, that farm seemed to be our entire territory.

“There is a legend about the Goddess of the Moon, whose story has been passed down from generation to generation since some of us first heard of her,” she recited in a low voice, getting so close that our arms brushed. I kept pace with her. “There are those who say that the moon was a goddess and that the s