---- Fissure." "Sera, take Orion and run!" Kaelen yelled, simultaneously shifting into a massive black wolf and lunging at the false Lina. I grabbed Orion and dashed out of the cave with Rhea. Intense fighting sounds and the false Lina's screams echoed behind us. We ran madly under the moonlight, through dense forest, away from the sounds of battle. But more wolf howls came from all directions -- we were surrounded. "That way!" Rhea pointed to a hidden mountain path. "That leads to the ancient altar on the summit!" We climbed the steep path, Orion sobbing in my arms, seemingly sensing the danger. "It's okay, baby," I soothed, though my own heart was pounding. "Daddy will come save us." ---- No sooner had I spoken than a figure burst from the woods below, quickly scrambling up the path. It was Kaelen! "They're coming!" he panted. "The entire Northern Pack, and... Lyra."