Nikolai

“What the hell is going on?” I growled at Igor as we broke out into the foyer, feeling my hind legs dig into the stone as we bounded toward the high tower of the gates where the snarl of the creatures were coming from.

“Shadow hounds from the Burning City! Settlement guards didn't see the horde until it was too late,” My best man panted just as one of the barrel-chested hounds flew at us and I scrunched up my nose as  Igor’s massive jaws clamped around the shadowling's meaty neck, the crunch of bones under his jagged teeth making a delighted shiver run down my back as the...