The Warrior's Assault by Kristen Banet

Author:Kristen Banet [Banet, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2019-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

19

Mave

Mave sat on the top of the cliff above the village, waiting patiently for something to kill. She needed blood. She needed more of it. She needed to rage and hurt someone.

Her perfect world had been burned to the ground. Her first real home was destroyed. Everywhere in front of her was evidence of the monster she knew Shadra was. Even here in Olost, even in their protected mountains, far away from other civilization, they weren’t safe. Oh, she’d known from last summer, even Olost wasn’t perfect, but she never thought her new home wouldn’t be safe. She never thought the mountains wouldn’t be safe.

One day didn’t calm her nerves, not even a full day. Not even the return of males like Zayden made her feel better.

She knew when Alchan and Luykas had started their flight back to the village. She knew when they landed at Alchan’s home. She knew because of the blood bond, always beating underneath her chest. She assumed Alchan was with Luykas out of habit.

She also knew exactly when Luykas decided to come find her.

She stood up slowly as he made his way in her direction. Her hand tightened on the hilt of her sword, a growl passing from her lips. She wasn’t enraged at him—she was enraged at everything. He would have been smart enough to save everyone, but he wasn’t here when it happened. For some reason, she was mad about that. She was mad at Alchan, and Mat, and Bryn. She was mad at Nevyn and Varon. She was furious with Kian, who wasn’t here to help save his female, her best friend. She was angry Rain hadn’t been around to turn into a wyvern and fight with her.

She was enraged at all of it.

He quietly landed behind her.

“Mave.”

“Luykas,” she snarled back in greeting. “Get away from me.”

“You’re angry,” he whispered, taking a step closer to her.

“Yes.”

“At?” He took another step.

“Everything,” she answered in a hiss. “Everyone.” She turned on him slowly, her teeth bared in warning. He was even closer than she figured he would be. “Get. Away. From. Me.” She enunciated, so he heard it perfectly.

“No. As one of your commanding officers—”

She roared and raised her sword, diving for him. He didn’t jump back from her in time, the tip of her sword making a thin line over his chest. He recovered fast enough, though, his blade drawn in seconds. The singing of steel meeting steel filled the air as he blocked her next attack and locked them into place.

“There’s a lot to be angry about. Tell me in detail. Talk to me, Mave.” He searched her face, but she had nothing to show him. She schooled her features to blankness, bottling up her rage, condensing it to fit in her chest. It felt too big. It felt like the night Mat and Rain had been attacked. The night she proceeded to cut her way through gladiators to get to them and save them.

“You could have helped me save them,” she started, pushing him back.

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