DAMON POINT OF VIEW.

I arrived at Moonfang without my guards, it was a quiet entrance through the eastern path, the one Lyra had told me to use if I ever decided to come without Kael’s knowledge.

Lyra met me in a private hall near her chambers. She was already waiting, pacing slowly, her hands clasped behind her back. When she turned and saw me, her eyes lit up with pleasure.

“You came,” she said.

“Briefly,” I replied. “You said it was urgent.”

She nodded and gestured for me ...