Chapter 23 The Price Of Peace

• What Peace Costs
• With the exception of the far-off shouts of fleeing foes, the woodland was strangely quiet in the aftermath. Standing among the fight's remains were Esker, Olivia, and Fenrir, their triumph bittersweet. Scattered bodies of slain allies served as a sobering reminder of the price of their hard-earned tranquilly.
• Esker looked to Fenrir, his voice firm. "We must reassemble and attend to the injured. Still to come is this."