The consecutive booming sounds that heralded the dawn of a new time in the forest scared the piss out of so many animals.
All the creatures close to the mountain who weren't supposed to be part of the battle began to retreat quickly.
Everyone with a bit of intelligence and a good memory already knew that this day would eventually come, and now it was here.
Kursela hid in the cave, ignoring the booming sounds and using her body to shield her cubs. She couldn't attend this battle, not with her cubs on the line. Thankfully, Kael allowed her to sit the battle out.
She initially wanted to escape from the mountain but Kael didn't let her. To him, it was better she died defending a part of the kingdom than running away from it entirely.
With Kael's ruthlessness, Kursela should have never expected Kael to let her go, not when she was raising a future caste leader.
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