Kaia’s POV

The horse was all we - I - needed, and everything I needed to unlock the fifth chakra was ready.

“How many days do you think we have left before we get to the North?” I asked no one in particular.

It was two days ago since the awful incident with Alpha Kael, who was hunting me because his selfish sister didn’t want to die alone.

“Three days tops,” Lyra quipped.

I sighed. “I can’t wait.”

Lyra was feeding Aresia some grasses and Aliyah was “studying the region” like she claimed. I didn’t trust her as far as I could throw a stone with my left hand. And...