An Ominous Apology

(Kaelen’s POV)

I stood on the high balcony overlooking the training ground. From where I was, the sound of metal striking against metal and loud growls filled my ears.

I gripped the railing and watched the warriors, their movements fluid.

It's been thirty days since I returned from the cave where my parents were.

Thirty days since warriors from the twenty-five clans who stood as allies arrived at