The Kyren lifted his head and snorted. He bucked his hind legs, hitting a man behind him and caving in his chest.
Caden took in the blood dotting his mouth and hooves from his countless victims. The Kyren must have spent time killing some of the enemy before finding Caden.
Was he ambushed or did he see the enemy and decide to work off some frustration?
"Did you bring them?" Caden asked, pointing as the Kyren engaged with the enemy.
Sebastian shook his head, sending his mane flying.
Caden took another look at the unexpected allies as one Kyren swooped down on an enemy rider, plucking him off his horse and then rising high into the air before dropping the man.
A scream followed the man's sharp plunge before being abruptly cut off.
"I don't care who brought them," Van said, grabbing someone by the head and wrenching. There was a sharp crack before the person fell to the ground, dead. "They're saving our asses."
Caden looked around at the now one-sided battle.
It wasn't just Kyren among the reinforcements. Tenrin had joined their ranks, cackling gleefully as they dealt with the opposing army.
A pocket of calm opened around Caden as he watched the flow of the battle.
A Kyren landed not far from him carrying Jason, and the Tenrin girl who'd somehow managed to stick herself to Eva.
"Caden, they have Eva," Jason yelled.
Everything in Caden went still, the world ground to a halt. Caden's chest felt tight as he fought to draw a ragged breath. His ears buzzed as he tried to reconcile Jason's words.
The scene in front of him wavered. Eva was his compass. She made the air in his lungs worth breathing.
If she was gone, all this ceased to matter.Heceased to matter.
The Tenrin girl leaned over Jason's shoulder. "Do not fret, dangerous human. Sebastian says there's still a chance."
The vise locked around Caden's chest loosened, allowing him to draw breath.
This was the time to be the most Caden he'd ever been. The Warlord's vicious wolf, primed to savage those who touched what belonged to him.
"What do I have to do?" he asked.
"You will have to venture to a place that will change you," the girl warned as Caden started for Sebastian.
As Eva's friend, the Kyren was the most invested in her wellbeing, and with his wings Caden was betting he could fly him wherever they needed to go.
"Wait, don't you want to know the rest?" the Tenrin called at his back.
"It doesn't matter."
The Tenrin grumbled behind him. "Are all humans this impetuous?"
"Just the best ones," Jason answered.
Caden ignored the two as he set a hand on Sebastian's shoulder. "If you bite or drop me, I will have my revenge when this is over."
The Kyren's stare was silent as he glared at Caden.
One side of Caden's mouth hitched up. "Good. I'm glad we understand each other."
That way if there was a problem, Sebastian wouldn't be able to blame Caden later.
