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  1. Copyright Notice
  2. Dedication
  3. Map
  4. PROLOGUE
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  53. EPILOGUE
  54. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  55. Also by Shannon Price
  56. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Kicking, I try to pull my arm back, but it’s like fighting a winter storm, her grip is so tight. She pulls me sideways, and my lungs begin to squeeze when she suddenly surges upward, letting go as she tosses me to the surface. A rounding boom explodes from behind me as the humans’ ship crashes down off the Heliana. The ground gave way, just like it did back on Balmora. The ambassador pulled me away from it just in time.

I turn, trying to find her shape in the water as I tread above it. I give her a nod, hoping she sees it. The Heliana’s shadow passes over me, and I nearly forget to swim. The ship didn’t just dislodge. It fell.

I don’t know how. Skies alive, I don’t know how it’s possible.

The city is rising.

47

CALLEN

I extract my sword from the human’s side and kick him down. Blood drips from my blade, and my chest heaves. The ground below my feet pushes against me, and it doesn’t take long for me to realize we’re climbing in altitude.

A boom sounds from behind me, and a rain of seawater follows after. The frigid droplets send shivers across my skin as I search for Rowan among the Leonodai flying skyward after ramming the boat. Shirene ducks and dives with an agility to rival falling stars, roaring orders to a team of warriors who’ve just crested the buildings beyond. Like the ones we saw when approaching the city, the teams carried nets laden with stones from the riverbeds. My gaze follows as the team swings outward, dodging the lingering gunfire and letting the heavy rocks fall. The stones crash onto a building that usually houses a lively sweets shop, collapsing the roof. Screams from the human soldiers sound from the rubble. We can repair later. We can rebuild.

Right now, we are still in the fight.

I finally spot Rowan soaring skyward, her wings flinging seawater with every beat. She flies over to me, shifting into her human form as she lands.

“The Heliana is rising,” she gasps. “Look.”

“I know,” I reply. “But the prince is dead.”

“Exactly. I don’t understand.” The sounds of battle carry from from the street beyond. “But we can figure that out later.”

She runs toward the fight, and I follow right on her heels. Blood pulses in my veins in time with my footsteps as we meet a trio of humans brandishing swords. None of them have guns. They were so confident in their weapons that they failed to bring enough supplies for this attack. They are down to iron and bronze, same as we are.