Brian's POV
Chloe's hand went slack in Mollie's grip, and I stepped forward before Mollie could shake her awake again.
"Let her rest," I said. "She's given us enough for tonight."
Mollie looked up at me, her eyes wet and furious at once. "Kaelen is alive, Brian. He's alive and they're moving him before the blood moon and we don't even know where."
"I heard her," I said, keeping my voice even even though my own chest had gone tight the moment Chloe said his name. "We'll deal with it, I promise you that. First I need to find out who sent riders after that convoy. Someone knew our route before we did."
"Let me come with you," Mollie said, already rising from the stool beside the cot.
"Stay with her," I said, nodding toward Chloe. "If she wakes again, I want you here. I can handle a scar
