Even from my bed chambers, the smell of blood filtered into the air to reach me. I could not join the fight as I would have hoped, but I am confident that the warriors are more prepared than any horde of the enemy. Especially after the last attack caught us off guard.
Princess Lena had left to join in the chaos, and I had allowed Gina to go back to the nearby chamber to rest. I couldn’t allow her to go back to her quarters because I was certain the forgotten came back for her.
I sat upright against the pillows on the bed, alert despite pain, as a knock sounded. Keith entered, not waiting for my permission.
His armor was cracked and blood-covered, and half his body was covered in blood. Some of it belonged to him, but most did not. That is progress.
The moment I saw his face, I knew the
