Through The Withering Veil

Lezli has green skin, tusks, and a past that's been scraped clean. But in Widows Hollow-a snowbound village tucked between mountain shadows and half-remembered dreams-he's carved out a life that feels almost real. His tavern, the Braided Pines, is warm, the strangers polite, and the tea brewed just right. Even Betsy, his long-haired white cat, seems content. Then three travelers arrive with hollow eyes and cryptic words, and Lezli glimpses the truth beneath the town's charm-and it's rotting. Rea