Damn, what a haunting tale. I like the take on a zombie story, it's not often I see any that aren't the normal undead, and the twist at the end just makes the whole thing. Thanks for writing <3

Typos &c:

If they’re are killed once fully turned

said something like “she knew my mother’s name.”

To be honest I’m not 100% certain on all the rules regarding quotes but the normal would be a comma leading into it and the first letter capitalized for an instance like this.

where we’d supplement their dwindling staff by doing grunt work for our meals and a place safe from the hydra.

I just tripped up on the latter portion of this sentence, and I think it would read better if it were something like “doing grunt work in exchange for”; maybe that’s just a me problem.

I see the hydra before I hear its quite but constant mumbling,

Hmm, yes, quite. :P

If the hydra dies while I’m stuck her recovering so close to it,