{"product_id":"the-things-we-would-bear-paperback","title":"The Things We Would Bear - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachyl Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Let no one know you have him.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the quiet warning Leo received when he was discharged from the Human Military Unit and given his support companion. After human soldiers became obsolete-replaced by intelligent systems and mechanical operators-veterans like Leo were sent to live in the shadows of the HMU Block at the edge of Ft. Stratton. A place for those faded from memory to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo wants to stay forgotten. But he wasn't given a standard-issue companion. He got Bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall, silent, and more advanced than any typical unit, Bear is Leo's only tether to stability in a fast-changing world. In the isolation of the city's edge, Leo has remained content for fifteen years. But without Bear, he wouldn't last a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, Bear is refusing to charge. His battery is draining. Fast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the blue fiberoptic fur fades, the isolation Leo built around himself shatters. A nurse, an archivist, and a military engineer start appearing at his door-strangers carrying pieces of a fractured puzzle. They're asking about vanishing files and systems behaving strangely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think Leo is involved. They know he has something he shouldn't. They want answers he doesn't have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo only wants one thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo fix Bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he loses him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he loses everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48439084056825,"sku":"9781971945002","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/1j_FNiYMja9781971945002.webp?v=1779620091","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-things-we-would-bear-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}