“I’m telling you the truth now.”
“It’s a little late, isn’t it?” Her nostrils flared as she glared at him. It wasn’t his fault, she knew that. Her father spent years training her for some kind of war, but it wasn’t a battle with the Kou he prepared her for. He’d known one day she’d need to fight for her life, possibly against her own people.
She turned to walk away from Luca when Zhao’s lumbering frame ran toward them. “General Kai,” he called.
The worry on Luca’s face slipped away as he became the general again. “Soldier, what is it?”
“The commander sent me to find you. General Hanan… he’s…”
“What happened?” Luca snapped.
“His horse was found wandering the countryside between our camp and Kanyuan. The scouts searched the surrounding hills and found his body. Killed by arrows, sir. I
