The duo arrived at the defensive post of the city guards just as the last rays of sunlight faded beyond the horizon.
The atmosphere in the camp was thick with tension. A fierce battle had taken place before their arrival, with beasts ranging from one-star to four-star attacking in waves. Cassian had missed the worst of it—the brutal clash between a pair of Two-Circle Warriors and several mages against the four-star beast. But from what the survivors told him, it had been anything but pleasant.
The biggest shock, however, was the death of one of the warriors during the fight. It was rare—extremely rare—for a Circle Warrior to fall outside of battles against their own kind. They were resilient, their strength forged through countless struggles. To die like this… it meant the battle had been far worse.
