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massive iron bolt before Nesryn did. A bolt
fired from a heavy-looking device they must
have rolled up here. To keep ruks away.
The bolt went wide, slamming through the
mountain rock.
It would have pierced Salkhi’s chest,
straight into his heart.
Stomach churning, Nesryn soared up again,
assessing the soldiers below.
Sartaq signaled from nearby, Weave in
through two different directions. Meet in the
center.
The winds screamed in her ears, but Nesryn
tugged on the reins, and Salkhi banked in a
wide arc. Sartaq turned Kadara, the mirror
image to Nesryn’s maneuver.
“Fast as you can, Salkhi!” Nesryn shouted
to her ruk.
Gaining on the dam, on the soldiers, Salkhi
and Kadara soared toward each other, crossed