Ethan's POV
Kian ignored me and continued talking to Lane.
"Everyone in my country respects General Conlay. He fought our army, but he always played by the rules and never hurt our civilians."
His voice got hoarser. "What happened to the Conlays ... I'm truly sorry. Valkirk owes you for that."
He looked straight at Lane.
"But only you—the Conlays."
Lane's eyes instantly turned red, glowing like a wolf's in the dark.
I could smell the grief coming off her—it was heavy and bitter.
So, it was true?
Maris broke the warrior's oath? Every one of our soldier swore to the Moon Goddess.
"I swear to protect my people with claw and fang, to never spill innocent blood, and to never disgrace the defeated."
The screams from the Conlays that night, the bodies everywhere—was all of that becaus
