Lissana had knocked Maya unconscious for a few hours, and eventually, Maya couldn't catch up with her before reaching the Xurt Desert.
When Maya arrived at the desert, she saw a tornado of silver fire rising to the skies.
Maya thought it was Lissana and hurried to the battlefield. There, she saw Abril and Alessandro attacking the Dark King's army, which outnumbered them.
Their attacks were fierce. She saw Cassian, who was being surrounded by several dark, human-shaped creatures.
Maya felt a pit in her stomach. She jumped off her horse, landing in front of Cassian and blocking the attack of one of the creatures surrounding him.
Cassian was surprised to see Maya fall from the sky, but he allowed himself to be distracted for only a moment and continued fighting, while asking Maya, "What
