30-Hope 2 POV
Exasperated, I started walking away. "Whatever, figure it out yourself. I'm done with this."
Grabbing my arm, he held me. "Hope...Minerve is back."
The world slowed as the words drilled a hole in my brain. I had never had an encounter with Minerve, but I know my parents fought bravely against her conniving battle strategies. What makes her so dangerous is that she never fights her own battles. They are always shrouded in the dark, fought using other species. Somehow she just keeps coming back.
"She's back?" I whispered. "And she's coming for us?"
He nodded solemnly and fear clamped down on my chest. I wanted to scream and run, but his grip tightened and he looked at me with such love and determination that all fear melted away.
"We will fight her together," he said fi
