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followed behind him, soon catching up as
Lorcan found himself holding the entrance to
the tower against the countless soldiers trying
to get in.
The two of them stemmed the tide, even as
a few of the Morath grunts got past their
swords. Whitethorn and the queen would be
waiting to pick them off.
Lorcan lost track of how long he and
Gavriel held the entrance to the siege tower—
how long it took until their forces were able to
dislodge it.
Their magic would be useless. The entire
damn thing was built of iron. The ladders, too.
As if Morath had anticipated their presence.
Only the groaning of collapsing metal
warned them the tower was coming down, and
sent them racing onto the battlefield.
Where they’d found themselves outside the
gates. Fenrys and Lord Chaol had appeared at