The sound of hurried footsteps reached Lucious’ ears and Avena appeared behind him. Her eyes widened the second they landed on Haven slumped against the tree trunk, blood pooling around her. “What happened?!” She gasped, dropping to her knees. Tristan and Aeon followed closely behind. each of them covered in green blood and dirt as they tried to catch their breaths.

Behind them, the clearing was littered with the corpses of the Goremaws, their thick stench of blood filled the ...