POV: Mina (Age 18 - First Night on the Moonpath)
We make camp as the sun sets, six hours of travel putting enough distance between us and the Academy that I can breathe slightly easier.
Slightly.
Through the bond I feel Council forces still hunting. Not close enough to be immediate threat but close enough that we'll need to keep moving fast tomorrow. Close enough that stopping for the night is calculated risk rather than safety.
The clearing we find is small, protected on three sides by dense forest, with a stream nearby for water. Jax chose it with his usual tactical precision, positioning us where we can see approaches and have escape routes if we need them.
The tension is thick enough to cut.
Not danger tension. Something else. Something that comes from four people who are bound t
