310 A Knight Of The Imperium

A surge of panic rushed through Arran's body as he knelt down beside Negin.

That the woman in the distance was strong, he knew for a fact. Negin's reaction was enough to tell that him her status was high — far above that of a Ranger — and she was clad in a suit of armor that somehow resisted the unbound Essence of the battlefield.

And worst of all, on her belt she carried a shard of Living Shadow.

Arran knew that if his sword could Sense the woman's weapon, then the opposite should hold true as well. And if she knew about his weapon, he could not see the encounter ending well.

But that was only the start of it. Because the concealments Arran had used on his Shadow Realm and void ring were strong, but not so strong that his sword couldn't see through them.