Elise´s POV
The night stretched over the camp like a mantle of shadows and moonlight. The meeting had ended, the rogue warriors were dispersing into the darkness—some still whispering strategies, others simply surrendering to the exhaustion of the day.
I wasn’t tired.
I walked alongside Kael in silence, letting the cool air dissipate the weight of the decisions we had made. His presence was constant, solid, and imposing beside me. He didn’t need words. He never did.
Freidis stirred in my mind, restless.
“He’s waiting for us.”
I ignored the meaning laced in her tone. Now wasn’t the time for that.
Kael remained silent as well. His gaze was fixed on the path ahead, but I knew his attention was still on me. It was in the way his energy adjusted to mine, in how each of his steps seemed t
