Root: Part III, Chapter 3

Reunited in a snowbound city, Hasta and Ivan refine their ideas about the nature of the world, then execute the first stage of their plan to rescue Juan.

For more on this project, please see “This Year a Serial Takes Root.”

3.0 Hasta

Hasta didn’t know how long she’d been slogging through the graveyard snow, freezing, when Ivan found her.

She’d thought at first that it would be easy to find her way out, but she’d forgotten how vast Rosehill Cemetery was—350 acres. She tried to walk in a straight line, figuri…