Chapter 19: Survive
"Hey," I said quickly, grabbing Maya's arm before she could run off. "The Seventh Band - they're going to try to flank us through the south wall."
She stared at me. "How did you..."
"Just trust me. And whatever happens, when the seventh hour comes, stay away from the healer's house. That's when the Sun-Touched..."
I trailed off, realizing I probably sounded completely insane. Head wound Tomas suddenly having tactical insights about a raid that hadn't happened yet?
But Maya was already shouting to Henrik. "Uncle! Get five to the south wall now! They're trying to flank!"
"Your knowledge of future events might give us an advantage," Azure noted. "Though we should probably avoid explaining how we acquired said knowledge. I doubt 'I'm actually a cultivator from another reality who's already lived through this once' would go over well."
He had a point. But maybe... maybe this time could be different. I knew about the Sun-Touched, knew about the Skybound that would appear later. Knew every horrible thing that was about to happen.
The question was: could I change any of it?
The raiders' war cries grew closer, that chilling sound that resonated with the crimson light from above. I knew better than to look directly at them this time - the red sun madness was no joke.