(Aria)
One day after Adrian's death, the emergency howl pierced the morning air again. This time it came from our northern scouts. My blood went cold as I recognized the distress pattern.
"They have our people," Kim said as he burst into the dining room where Kael and I were having breakfast.
"How many?" Kael asked, standing immediately.
"Two scouts, maybe three. The signal cut off mid transmission."
I was already moving toward the door. "We need to go after them now, before they get taken too far into Silverpeak territory."
"Aria, wait," Kael called. "We cannot rush into this."
"We cannot leave our people in Silverpeak hands either."
Kael caught up with me in the hallway. "This could be another trap. Magnus might be using captured scouts as bait."
"Then we spring the trap smart.
