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First Strike

Penulis: Stephanie Miller
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-27 09:15:48

Lyra’s POV

The war did not wait.

It was gathering.

You could feel the war in the moments. In the way the air became thin before a storm. In the way the mist stayed awake now.

I stood above the war.

I was on the eastern ridge under the wall. The early light made everything look washed out except the mist. The mist was thick and low crawling across the dirt like it had a pulse.

The war was waiting.

Darric said "Positions are set." He did not step close to me. Nobody did, these days. "Outer patrol
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