As Carin was facing off against Calian, another fight was happening at the same time. Rune and Carin had moved to action simultaneously, and he was engaged in his own battle against Darius Lycan. Darius was a skinny man, lacking any semblance of having lived a warrior's life, but his skills were not to be underestimated.
He was fast, and he hit hard. His use of [blink] was so masterful that it added more momentum behind each thrust of his spear. Flashes of silver and sparks created a dazzling display as he and Rune clashed.
It may have happened in the most unexpected way, but this was it. Darius and his co-conspirator had been the targets of their mission since the very beginning. Once they were dealt with, it would be a simple matter of Lana doing a sweep across the land with her gathered forces after announcing the defeat of the rebel leaders to clean up any remnants of war.
Or at least that was how it was supposed to be.
