[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge.]

[ Coward, ] she scoffed. [ All that effort, just to run away. ]

…

Edward thought the area was perfect. It was a hidden, forgotten place resting on the world's edge. Perfect for self-isolation. Perfect for him, he thought…until he arrived.

Expecting an abandoned settlement, he instead found a bustling village whose residents attend a school for aspiring Mages. He frowned…but didn't turn back.

Then the deaths began.

Caught between ancient grudges, Edward finds himself dragged into a supernatural mystery, investigating others even as others begin investigating him—which poses a problem, as Edward has his own secrets to keep.

But worst of all—

[ Keep running, dear Edward. I'll follow you anywhere. Even beyond the grave. ]