Kael
"Gather my best trackers," I ordered the moment out of panic as we stepped off the balcony. "I want six wolves who can move silently and fast. Full weapons. We leave in twenty minutes."
My second-in-command nodded and disappeared down the corridor. I turned to head for the armory, but Elysia's hand caught my arm.
"I'm coming with you."
"Absolutely not." I didn't slow my pace. "This is a combat situation. You stay here where it's…"
"Safe?" She matched my stride, her grip tightening. "We just established that nowhere is safe. And I can help. I know how to track, how to move quietly. You taught me yourself this afternoon."
"Teaching you to read terrain is different from bringing you into an active search for hostile forces." I stopped, turning to face her fully. "If something happe
