Chloe's POV
I reached the wall as the first arrows went out.
Theron was shouting orders down the line, Kael beside him, and below us the tree line had come alive with shapes moving fast through the dark. I found Adrian being hauled through the side gate by two guards, half-collapsed between them, and my stomach turned at the state of him.
"Get him to the infirmary," I said.
"No." Adrian caught my sleeve with his ruined hand, and I made myself not flinch. "Chloe. Listen. Darius has been inside these walls this entire time. Whatever Gareth's plan is tonight, Darius already knows it. He's not just an informant. He's the one who built the timing."
"Theron knows. He's sending men."
"Men won't be fast enough." Adrian's eyes were fever-bright. "The western stores, Chloe. The coded message s
