Lyra’s POV

They were cruel, they dragged me for miles, in the cage, which was dragged down the road. I was covered in dirt, the pack intent on attacking was far from here. The number of wolves behind me was enormous, wolves of different sizes. Men and women ran towards their location; they were skilled and I knew they would sooner or later dominate the battlefield.

It took five hours to get to their location, and by the time I was placed in the front line as Valek had commanded, I was ...