Chapter 2 Taytra
Taytra didn’t know where to look to find peace. She had come to the wall to walk under the bright light of the moon, to feel the way the brisk night air was warmed in her lungs. To forget who she was for a moment. But she was so tired. She sat against the wall, the rough stone at her back both steadied her and sent shivers of fear down her spine in the same breath. Here on the wall, under the blackness of the night sky, she could relax, take a deep breath, and ignore the weight that hung on her shoulders. Before her lay the inner circles of the city of Hollens and the many gates that stood between her people and the enemies that lay at her back. But if Taytra turned and peered over her shoulder and looked over the battlements, she could see them. A shiver ran down her bac
