Security and Safety

Zoë knew there was no place like home. Its foundation was built with love, and each story was dedicated to the protection and safety of this generation, and the next. Tucked back in the foothills of a forgotten forest, security cameras keeping an eye on the wildlife, there was no threat that could get past the gate locking the outside from coming in. There was, however, family. That was what made Zoë's choice so difficult. She didn't want harm to come to any member of the bloodline. The skills each of her kin possessed were found nowhere else on this plane. She needed every trick and weapon she could lay her hands on to keep the portals open. It was the only way help would come to her side when the bargaining began. Zoë was down to only one soul with which to barter, and she couldn't afford to make the wrong call. One of her dearly beloved was going to have to cash in. Zoë had given more than her share, but she could still give the order for one of her family to pass out of existence. The flame didn't care whose flesh was used to fuel its spread.