Chapter 56: The Beloved Child (4)

Their voices were already behind me as I leapt from the fortress wall. A moment of weightlessness made my stomach lurch—timing Cat’s Step just right. A pale glow wrapped around my legs. The moment I landed, most of the impact was absorbed, though mud still splashed all over me. I wiped the muck from my face, drew the Lustrous Core dagger in my left hand, and unsheathed the runic dagger in my right, then recalled the direction where the torchlight had vanished. “Radiant Light!” With light…