Tides of Defiance

Astrid

“Astrid! Astrid!” Nadia bounds into my room while I’m staring at my canopy, resting my hand on my throbbing chest. “Vulgari’s being pushed back to the northwest! Reports are coming in that Deepclaw, Nightvale, Bloodfang, and some half-breed forces are winning now!”

I raise my head and smile weakly. “That’s wonderful news.”

She plops down beside me on the bed, taking my hand. “It’s only a ma