The Rise Of The Midnight Heir
“Darius moves his forces toward the Eastern Fortress to reinforce his position. If we wait, he will butcher the Midnight captives the moment he realizes Silver Night has joined me. We strike the fortress today, before his main battalion arrives.”
Lucien’s jaw tightened, then he gave a single, hard nod. “Take my elite vanguards. If war is what Darius wants, Silver Night will give him blood.”
By late afternoon, the skies above the Eastern Fortress turned ash-grey.
The stronghold was an imposing structure of black stone, built into the side of a jagged cliff. High watchtowers lined the walls, and over two hundred Red Claw veterans manned the ramparts, armed with heavy crossbows and iron-tipped