Two Cult warriors are doing a routine patrol.
They weren't supposed to be here.
Aldric's information was wrong. Or outdated.
Liana moved without being asked. Silent as death. Two arrows. Two bodies. They didn't even cry out.
“Drag them into the shadows,” Kael ordered. “Quickly.”
We did. Hid the evidence. But the damage was done. When these two didn't report in, the alarm would sound.
“How long?” I asked.
“An hour. Maybe two before they're missed.”
We'd have to move faster.
We pressed on.
The tunnel opened into a vast storage chamber. Supplies. Weapons. Food. Enough to feed an army for months.
“They're preparing for a siege,” Marcus observed. “Or expansion.”
“Both,” Aldric said. “Seraphine's plans go beyond just capturing you, Sophia. She wants to reshape the entire wolf worl
