Greylith by F. A. Seng
Author:F. A. Seng [Seng, F. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Press
Published: 2024-06-11T00:00:00+00:00
â The air is still cold even now that the sun is beginning to rise.
âThis whole time, itâs been a trap. All they want is me to test the limit of my Weave,â I say out loud.
âThey donât want to test anything,â Lyric starts. âHe does. Commander Ironleaf.â
â âIâm going in there,â Xander says assertively.
â âLike hell you are!â Wren shouts
â âStop,â I step in front of Xander. âDonât do that.â
â âI just want a word with Ironleaf,â Xander says, pushing me to the side.
â âWhich is what they want,â V. says. âIf youâre right, and they want Phoenix in there, theyâre going to target you more than anyone else.â
â âWhich is exactly what you told me,â Lyric says. âSo donât be an idiot, Xander.â
â âWhy would they target Xander more than anyone else?â I look at V.
â âYou really donât know?â Wren asks.
â âBecause youâre closer to him than anyone,â Lyric says. âAnd I bet youâd do anything to protect him, just like Xander would do for you.â
â Xander turns to face me.
â âI would,â I say matter-of-factly. âSo donât make me stop you.â
â Xander sighs with defeat, but stands down. He comes over and wraps his arm around my shoulder, and I rest my head on him. I know Iâve only met this man two months ago, but there isnât anything that I wouldnât do for him. I want him to be mine, forever.
â "Well, now that that's settled," Wren's voice fills the air. âHow do we get that flag?â
â I pause and think about everything I know about the War Drill and everything about the Fort. The flag is on the top of the southernmost turret. How can we get there without being seen? Right at the bottom of the turret is the Elixir Chamber, and right by that is⦠âIâve got it!â
â Everyone turns and stares at me.
â âGuys, I know how we can get the flag!â I shout.
â âDo you trust me?â I look at Xander.
â âWith my life,â he replies.
âWhatâs your idea?â Lyric asks.
â âOkay, well, we need a distraction at the front gate,â I say. âI think Thorne and Arlic, you two get across, figure out some type of distraction.â
â âWhy the hell should I take orders from you?â Thorne starts.
â âDo what he says, Ironwood,â Wren scolds.
â Thorne reluctantly nods and shoots himself across the gap between Fort Weave and the Colosseum. Arlic follows after him.
â âV., Lyric and Wren, you three stay here,â I look at them.
â âWhy?â Lyric asks.
â âWe need you three here in case Fort Weave sends scouts over here to capture me,â I look at them, hoping they buy it, but really, I just canât let them see the place where I need to go.
â The three of them hesitate, but they nod.
â âI can get Xander and I inside and capture the flag,â I say.
â âPhoenix, no!â Wren tries to stop me. âWe just told Xander he wasnât going in, and now you want both of
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