Lucian

Everything seemed frustrating, and it annoyed me to no bounds. The council knew the source of our problem, and rather than point us in the right direction, they clammed up.

If I had known that our enemies had a better skillset than envisioned, our patrol evenings would’ve been spent learning more about them and getting ready.

“I’m not sure I believe all of this,” I muttered and kicked a rock as the air blew gently against my face.

“I think you should,” Kade’s voice rang from behind me. I hadn’t heard him step out of the building, and to be fair, I had left to find time to cool...