Ravena's POV
Lucien winced, his face pale and tense. "She got away from me. I tried to stop her, but she..."
"She what, Lucien?" Evander interrupted.
"She chased after the commander," Lucien said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I couldn't hold her back. She just... she just ran."
My stomach twisted into knots.
Of course she did. Of course Astrid would be stupid enough, reckless enough, arrogant enough to chase after an enemy commander alone.
Evander's jaw clenched so tightly I thought his teeth might c***k. "How long ago?"
"Ten minutes. Maybe less."
"Ten minutes," Evander repeated slowly. "And you are only telling us now?"
Lucien opened his mouth, but no words came out.
I turned away, my hands clenching into fists. My mind was racing, calculating, trying to figure out how ba
