Amira's Command From the Wall
The bodies of beasts littered the ground. Blood soaked the dirt. Villagers huddled inside the frozen square, their eyes wide with awe as they stared at Amira standing on the wall, frost curling around her.
She looked like an icebound queen. Her breath was slow. Her eyes focused like a hawk's.
"Selena, watch your footwork. You're pushing too hard on your right leg. Balance it."
"Jared, stay on the defensive until you see an opening. You're swinging too wide."
"Kai, watch your left! You're overextending!" she called out over the comm. She saw it before he did—the third hound circling behind him.
Kai spun just in time, his spear coming up to block the snap of jaws. "Thanks, Cap!" he said, gritting his teeth as he shoved the hound back.
