Dawn came with no rain.
For once.
Kael was already up, dragging logs to make a training circle in the dirt. “Everyone up! Walls won’t build themselves and wolves won’t learn to fight in bed!”
Groans. But people moved.
11 people. That was still weird to say.
Jace was rubbing his eyes. He hadn’t slept well. I don’t think anyone had after the raven.
Mara had her sleeves rolled up. Rhea was testing her bad leg. Dell was already by the fire with a pot.
“Today,” Kael said when we were all standing in a ragged circle, “we stop pretending we’re safe. Because we’re not.”
He looked at me. “Darius sent that message for a reason. He wants us scared. So we don’t.”
Toren cracked his knuckles. His wolf was close to the surface today. “What do we do?”
“Split up,” Kael said. “Group 1: walls. G
