Kalai The flying fortress guards outside the shield growled and blew fire as soon as we were blanketed by darkness. Sleet began to pour heavily, making me blink fast as I squinted my eyes, looking upward. Flakes landed on my face and shoulders. Are we under attack? I took in a deep breath, gripping my sword even more firmly. Meanwhile, Davroz already unsheathed his gold-obsidian weapon, and Haalash grew larger and larger until she reached her maximum gigantic form as a binvassi. She hissed, eyes focused upward and ready to suck every enemy, if there was one—or many. All the ground guards were alerted as well and drew their own weapons with their full battle gear up. Some already shifted and shot up