Chapter 72:

Rowan's POV

My hands were covered in Calton's blood and I couldn't get them to stop shaking no matter how hard I tried to steady them. We'd been running through neutral territory for what felt like hours while carrying the wounded and trying to put as much distance as possible between ourselves and Drake's warriors who might decide to pursue and finish the job.

Lyra had found this small clearing deep in the forest that was surrounded by thick trees and natural rock formations that ...