Others Bond With Beasts, but I Bonded With

At eight, Clementine finds the Spiritbound Codex, which lets her forge bonds with all living things. Every new connection strengthens her gift, yet leaves wood-like patterns spreading over her skin. Those she loves grow old and fade, while she carries countless life-ties. As her bonds stretch across the world, she learns the codex was never for control — it exists to weave together lonely lives.