Aris let out a dry, hacking laugh. "You think they want the sun? The sun shows the dirt. The sun shows the rust. In the dark, we can pretend we're still human."
"What are you doing?" Vane demanded, his composure finally fracturing. closing the circle noir sky new
The protagonist realizes they are not the hunter; they are the hunted. The circle begins to close in on them. Aris let out a dry, hacking laugh