"The Hunter Becomes the Hunted"

"Run!" Leonard ordered, the urgency in his voice cutting through the air like a knife.

They barely had time to turn before Kaleb was already disappearing on the horizon, towards the horses. "What are you waiting for? An invitation to become Ursulo chow?!" he yelled, his voice fading into the distance, "...WAKE UP, YOU LOT!" he finished, already far away.

Evelyn smiled, shaking her head. "When it comes to running, he's unbeatable... What a joke of a mage."

"Evelyn," Mikaela called, her voice tense, "can you carry Silverin? She won't be able to run."

"I can handle it," Evelyn replied, without hesitation. "But my arm..."

"I already took care of the worst of it," Mikaela interrupted, "but you need to be fast."