(Kael)
I wake at dawn to shouting.
'Alpha! Northern border breach! Rogues broke through the line!'
It's Vincent, Finn's father. Panic in his voice through the mind link.
I'm already moving. Rowan and Cassian meet me in the hallway. Both armed. Both ready.
"How many?" I ask through the link as we run.
'At least thirty rogues. Maybe more. They hit us hard and fast. Broke through before we could reinforce.'
'Hold them. We're coming.'
We shift mid run. Thunder takes over and we race toward the northern border. Other Moonridge warriors join us. Clearwater and Silvermist fighters coming from their positions.
The northern border is two miles away. We cover it fast.
When we arrive, the fighting is brutal.
Rogues everywhere. Wild. Uncontrolled. Fighting with no strategy. Just violence an
