ROY’S POV
Crazy huh!?
I got two in a row!!
I may be a bit busy right now as—
Woah! That was close!
This shadow—whoever they were—was no Croonie. Their movements were too sharp, too precise. This was a warrior. A skilled one.
The clouds overhead thickened, swallowing what little light remained. The sky darkened into a heavy, storm-choked gray, the scent of rain thick in the air. A low rumble of thunder echoed in the distance, rolling through the hills like a warning.
The shadow came at me fast, a blade flashing in the dim light. I barely had time to step back as the steel whistled past my ribs, close enough that I swore I could feel its cold bite through my shirt.
Too close.
I twisted, using my momentum to drop low, avoiding the follow-up strike aimed at my throat. My iron claws we
