They Won't Let You In

Archer stood atop the newly constructed fortress, its walls a defiant mark against the Alliance's constant probing. His violet eyes glinted excitedly as Elara appeared beside him, her smile conveying relief and satisfaction.

"The First Legion has returned," she reported. "The Vitalis and Moonwood families are safe."

His expression remained focused as he nodded. "Excellent. Once we depart, we'll escort all the families with us. Our priority is to decimate as many of the Alliance's forces as possible."

''The Eighth and Ninth Legions had smashed the joint Avaloch and Novgorodian armies but had to pull back when enemy reinforcement appeared,'' the Dragon Marshall informed him.

Archer grinned, ''Good. That's the plan; we disrupt their invasion while pulling out all our allies and the girl's families before retreating to Draconia,' he said with a smile.