Zeresha's hooves clapped against the ground as they followed the tracks left behind by the army.
Uriel rode on her back with wild eyes that were burning with anger, even more than he had ever imagined having.
He had finally reached Cassandra by some miracle, but in the end, she refused to leave with him.
Even when he promised to protect her she refused because they had been marked with a spell, by the Rothwart dogs.
So the answer was simple, if he couldn't get Cass to come with him then he just had to destroy the source of his problems.
The hunter's mark that they put on Cassandra and Millie was something that everyone from the rank of lieutenant and upwards would be able to track, which meant that to free the girls he would have to kill every last one of the Rothwart dogs.
It was the only option available to him.
