here.” The Pirate Lord’s tan face tightened.
“So here I am.”
Aedion hardly noticed the sailors and
soldiers making the quick sailing to the other
side of the river. “Thank you,” he breathed.
And thank the gods for Ravi and Sol.
Rolfe shook his head, gazing toward the
mass of Morath soldiers still retreating. “We
surprised them, but it won’t hold them off for
long.”
Lysandra stepped to Rolfe’s side. Aedion
tried not to cringe at the sight of her bare feet
and legs, her uncovered shoulders, as the
bitter wind off the river bit at them. “We only
need to get to Orynth and behind its walls.
From there, we can regroup.”
“I can’t carry your entire army to Orynth,”
Rolfe said, gesturing to the soldiers massed on
the far shore. “But I can bear you there now, if
you would like to arrive in advance to
lily
(lily)
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