Chapter 108 Into The Heart (Part Ii)

• Lucia had the anchor now; her palms lay flat upon cold stone that warmed and reformed under her touch. The Third Flame’s whisper became a sound, not words but a chord: Remember. Remember what you are, child of the old line
• Kelvin and Ronald and Malcolm were a wall around her, bodies and blood and fury. Abby kept a narrow circle of healing and warding so Lucia’s mind could stay true. The Eclipsed’s assaults became more frenzied, their formations crumbling as they saw the center light rise
• Revenant’s staff punched the ground and a wave of shadow struck—violent, absolute. But those who had remained true to Lucia’s side—soldiers of the North, renegade mercenaries who owed debts, and the wolves that ran at Lucia’s command—held their lines. Where they faltered, the Fourth’s echo steadied hands, warmed lungs, forced feet to find purchase