Bryony had always believed Marrowmont would be safe – the Maidens promised it, after all. But when the Maw breaches the barrier between worlds, Bryony and her wife Stheno are forced to flee to the Maidens' backup plan and sister city, Sage's Hollow. The city where Stheno's own sister and fellow gorgon, Dusa, lives. Stheno's family reunions are complicated at the best of times, but in the midst of a refugee crisis forced by a world-eating extra-dimensional entity? It's going to be all Bryony and Stheno can do to keep their relationship intact as the rest of their world falls apart. 7,300 Words. Standalone.