We leave the moment we have a location."
I move to the weapons rack on the wall and select my weapon.
When I find Bane, when I get my hands on him, I'm going to make sure he never threatens anyone I love ever again.
Eight minutes pass in tense preparation. Warriors gather in the courtyard below, armed and ready. Yuna returns with one of Penelope's shirts, still carrying her scent. I press it to my face briefly, breathing in that familiar smell and let it ground me.
Hold on, Penelope. Just hold on a little longer. I whisper mentally.
Yavanna arrives looking haggard but determined. Her hands still tremble slightly, but I can see the magic already returning—a faint shimmer in her eyes that wasn't there before.
"I'm ready," she says. "Or as ready as I'll be.” She says .
She pulls out va
