Chapter 9: The Unwilling Alliance

The return to Sunflare territory was a silent, tense affair. The Thorne warrior, whose name was Roric, could speak of nothing but the "Shadowmoon spy" and the need for immediate retaliation. Lila was quiet, her worried glances towards me speaking volumes. I said nothing, my mind a whirlwind of Kaden’s ember-like eyes and the crushing indifference in his departure. My injured leg ached with every step, a physical echo of the deeper wound in my soul. Roric’s report to Thorne was predictably...