Maya's POV
"Then we don't try to win." I climbed onto the platform, looking out at my army of misfits and outcasts. "We buy time and get everyone out."
"The escape tunnels can't handle everyone at once."
"They'll have to." I turned to her. "Get the non-combatants moving now. Medical personnel take the poisoned fighters. Everyone else prepares for a fighting retreat."
"What about you?"
I smiled, and it wasn't pleasant. "I'm going to give them something to focus on besides fleeing refugees."
Elena grabbed my arm. "Maya, you can't take on two hundred wolves alone!"
"Watch me."
I jumped down from the platform and started walking toward the south perimeter, where I could already hear the approaching army. Behind me, I heard Elena shouting orders, organizing the evacuation.
Good. Let t
