“It’d be a surprise if the lot of ya made it to morning, thinking like that. I been born and raised in Grimbush. I know what this place does to things that stay here too long. Changes them. Turns ‘em desperate. Turns ‘em cruel. And lemme tell you, colt—those two ingredients always make for something more vicious than you expect. These water devils ain’t no exception, either. They’ll take anything pea-brained enough to be caught slacking out there.”