Chapter Thirty-Eight
Desertion
They ran from the dining hall to the front of the compound and climbed the wall to the parapets. As he hurried to keep up with his father, Lucien stopped one of the archers and confiscated the man’s sword. Feeling the of the weapon in his hand gave him a sense of security, even though he didn’t have any of his armor. At least, if they were forced into direct combat, he’d have something to protect himself with.
, Echo, and were already up there when , Lucien, and joined them. The sun was still hidden behind the trees to their left, but it already gave out enough light to see the landscape before them.
Lucien paused to stare at the sight of the Bloods standing in a tight cluster about a hundred yards from the main gate. Glancing around, he could see evi
