The Forest of the Vad - Part Rats

The islands are falling into war.
Governments battle for power and control.
People with Power are hunted.
And the Forest of the Vad, which sits in the epicentre, is drenched in mystery and secrets, with its encompassing invisible borders and rumoured army. Whoever gets their help will win.
The old gods have abandoned everyone, and the new ones have no idea what they are.

Samson and Kalon only had each other and the fire had been easy to start.
Kalon had indeed learnt to breathe the air of Ongol or, more likely, she had been studying it, searching for its weaknesses. She herself had only faked her breathes, whilst she had figured out how to suffocate them.
Turns out their weakness was disruption. Any breach of their normality could bring them down. Living a life of regulation and stability leaves people vulnerable.