Chapter 615

She might have died from blood loss, poisoning, or complications from an infection.

The exact cause of death needed further investigation.

Geralt found a diary beside the bed.

On the flyleaf, someone had written:

[There are no strangers in the world, only friends we haven't met yet.

—To my beloved Kaecilius, from Pamela]

Kaecilius.

Pamela.

Kara's parents' names.

"Kara" came from the beginning of one name and the end of the other.

Her name symbolized their love.

There was nothing unusual about the first half of the diary. Its pages painted a picture of a warm, happy family, until...

[In the chaos, I pulled my wife into the forest. We got lost.

The forest is terrifying. We can barely take a step.

Holy Father, please show us mercy.

—Your devout believer.]

[Despair.]

[If anyone finds this diary, please tell the world that the demons behind the Eden Lake Summer Camp Massacre were Bor Gates and his accomplices. I hope the law brings them to justice and lets the dead rest in peace.]

[The Holy Father answered our prayers. A valley, a cabin. We found supplies, tools, even some moldy flour and corn.]

[I found a wild fruit tree loaded with fruit. If monkeys can eat it, people can too, right?

I'll try it first.

—Three days of diarrhea.]

I think I said something like that to Kara, Geralt recalled.

[We survived. We have to keep surviving. For Kara.]

[It's been a month. Why hasn't a search-and-rescue team come?]

[Half a year. We can't count on some rescue team that may never come. We have to save ourselves. Kara is waiting for us.]

[Pamela is sick. God, watching her grow weaker by the day tears me apart. Holy Father, I would bear her suffering in her place.]

[God, your servant—the devout