My heart stuttered in my chest. “What kind of incident?”
“A bunch of rogues banded together and took over a property on the border. It turned violent when Ashclaw warriors went to kick them out. Alexander had to go personally to handle it, and one of the scouts just returned saying that there’s an intense battle going on.”
“Is Alexander okay?” My voice came out as a squeak, and I hated how small I sounded, but I couldn’t help it. A small presence in the back of my mind seemed to roil at the thought of something bad happening to him.
Liam hesitated. “I don’t know. I haven’t heard anything about Alexander since he left.”
“How long ago was that?”
“This morning.”
The room suddenly felt too small, and my heart began to flutter nervously in my chest. Every instinct in my
