Reyna's POV Irvin had said to us that he sent word back to whitestone about our “residential kidnap” and how we would escape using the carvans and the Guard captain of WhiteStone should come with a small party of soldier guards to ensure safely through the forest taverns and mountain creeks but before we got to whitestone, we encountered a challenge. An incident of supernatural occurence absolved us all My gaze slowly swept across the clearing, taking in the aftermath of the battle. The Linerva guards, who had been attacking them just moments before, were now lying on the ground, unconscious but alive. I saw Gerald and Irvin standing over us, their chests heaving with exhaustion, their eyes still blazing with a fierce inner light. Liam, still weak from his injuries, was

