Chapter 105 The Rescue

• The week before our departure passed in a blur of preparation and goodbyes. Students we'd trained, fought beside, protected. All watching us pack with expressions ranging from gratitude to abandonment.
• "You're really leaving," Lysandra said, helping me sort through weapons in the armory. "For six months."
• "We don't have a choice." I set aside a blade that needed sharpening. "It's this or lose the bond entirely."