Chapter 81. Luna of the Flames

Cassian POV

“Shift!” I holler toward Lyra and everyone else in the vicinity, watching the smoke billow toward us. Staying in wolf form will keep us below the smoke so we can escape through the road, and most can run faster as wolves.

She grasps the amulet, shaking her head. “I can’t lose it!”

“Then just run, quickly,” I tell her. “We’ll be heading toward the front so that we’re not separated from the warriors who end up in enemy territory. The others will need to head back toward Oceana.”

“I’m not leaving these innocent people,” she insists, nodding toward the villagers, who were running screaming out of the forest on each side.

“We’re not,” I explain. “We’re going to lead them out of this.”

Thankfully, the flames aren’t close to the road yet, but the