The Man Who Starts to Lose Me
Lyra's POV
Kael watched us and his expression broke, the battle did not stop at once but something shifted and the hunters began to fall back.
Some ran, some died where they stood and Darius gave one last command.
"Push them out!"
His warriors moved fast, they drove the hunters away from the gate, steel clashed and then faded.
Slowly, step by step, the noise died, fire still burned, smoke filled the air but the fighting ended and my body felt heavy, too heavy, like I carried something too big for me.
Darius's hand was still on my waist and holding me steady.
"You are standing," he said low.
"I think so," I whispered and my voice shook and then he studied my face careful and checking.
"Any pain?"
"My head," I said. "And… every
