‘… so we can make our escape!’
Ashleigh’s voice cried out in his mind.
Caleb thrust his sword into the frog creature’s throat with all his strength until he stabbed the ground below.
Pulling it back and letting the body fall to the ground, Caleb looked up into the hillside where he knew Ashleigh waited at the portal. Then he turned his eyes onto the battlefield.
The Summer reinforcements and the Crag wolves worked well together. They held firm and fought tooth and nail to hold back the army of fae and hybrid monsters.
But they were a long way from the hillside, and more than that, there were still far too many enemies on the field to pull back and retreat safely.
Caleb knew they would not make it up the hill without the fae if they pulled out now. Even more likely, they would lose men in the scramble to reach the portal and leave an opportunity for the fae to cross into it.
He took a deep breath, unsure how to answer his wife.
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