Bound to The Enemy of My Mate
And there, having come from the Malven estate, were Finn, wringing his hands, Borin, a solid, silent mountain of a man, and Thane.
Kael had just begun to dismount, his movements stiff and careful, his every instinct screaming to not jostle the precious burden in his arms, when Thane moved.
He didn't walk; he strode forward, a force of nature ignoring all human protocols. He didn't look at Kael, didn't ask, didn't acknowledge anyone else in the yard. His entire world had narrowed to the bundled, broken figure in Kael's arms. He reached up and simply took her, his hands closing around her shoulders and legs with a terrifying certainty.