Chapter 99 The Price Of Freedom

• They ran through the night. No stopping. No rest. The fortress bells echoed behind them, growing distant but never silent.
• Kaden’s leg was bad. The spear had gone deep. Every step sent pain shooting up through his body. But the bond helped. Alina’s strength flowing into him. Keeping him moving when he should have collapsed.
• “We need to stop,” Cassandra said. She was supporting Gregor, who’d taken a sword across his ribs. “People are dying on their feet.”