Chapter 303 303: Fatal Mistake II

Lyla

Below us, warriors were rushing toward the northern edge while others formed defensive lines. What I saw next made my blood freeze—warriors who looked exactly like our White Mountain fighters charging into the camp, led by someone who appeared to be Ramsey.

"The foxes," I whispered. "They're drawing them in by pretending to be us."

"A trap within a trap," Kieran confirmed. "Your mate thinks he's attacking Nathan, but he's actually facing illusions while the real threat surrounds him."

My mind whirled with dangerous possibilities. If Ramsey was going to fall into a trap, our original plan was useless. We needed to adapt immediately.

"Change of plans," I announced, turning to my elite warriors "Gather the Ferals. We're going in now."

"But the signal—" Garin and Killian began simultaneously.

"There won't be a signal," I cut him off. "Ramsey's walking into a trap. We need to create a diversion."

I turned back to Kieran. "How do we counter fox magic?"

"Their illusions can fool the eyes, but not scent," he replied. "Your elite warriors with their moonstone weapons can disrupt the magic if they get close enough."

A plan formed in my mind. "We'll split into three groups. Kieran, take half the Ferals and circle east—target any foxes you can identify. Karin and Killian – you will both take your elite warriors straight down the middle—use the moonstones to disrupt their magic. I will take the rest of the Ferals west to find Ramsey."

"Alone?" Garin asked "It's too dangerous."

reminded him. "And I'm not losing Ramsey to some

our forces were reorganized and

he warned. "Fox magic is disorienting. Trust your

to my group of Ferals. They formed a protective circle

impossible to tell friend from foe at a glance.

direct them forward. They moved as one unit, clearing a path through the confusion. Unlike the regular

sounds of battle surrounded

gap in the fighting, I spotted him—Ramsey, surrounded by what appeared to be his own warriors, yet something was wrong. They weren't protecting him but herding

Nathan.

drew closer, I began to

power that made the fox illusions waver. Several warriors near Ramsey suddenly flickered, their appearances shifting rapidly before settling back into

heard my song and turned, confusion crossing his face as he spotted me. I could see the moment he realized something was wrong—his

stepped into my path—Gamma Darius. He had a cold look on his

his voice oddly

it dawned on me: the missing advisor, the leaked

the traitor," I

nothing like the Gamma Darius I knew. "I prefer the term 'strategic investor.' I'm simply backing

see Ramsey fighting desperately, but he was outnumbered and being driven

said, my voice hardening as I made hand gestures at the Ferals with

don't want him," Darius replied calmly. "We want you. The Moonsinger. The one who

I didn't know he possessed, but my Ferals were faster. They intercepted him, but in a flash, he slithered away from them. For an

I am fighting an illusion,"

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