The first explosion hit Marrow Ridge's east wall before dawn had fully broken, and Cassius was out of bed and armed before the second one landed.
"Report!" Cassius shouted, meeting his captain at the compound's entrance.
"Coordinated," the captain said, breathless. "Same hour, same tactics reported from Holt and Ferris territory. Whoever's running this hit everyone at once."
Cassius's jaw tightened. "The Concord."
"Has to be. Nobody else has the reach to coordinate strikes across three territories simultaneously."
At Dustbridge, Kane was already at the gate when the first messenger arrived, dust-covered and gasping from a hard ride.
"Marrow Ridge, Holt, and Ferris," the messenger said. "All under attack. Same time, this morning."
"Casualties," Kane said.
"Unknown yet. But Kane, thi
