The attack had come so suddenly, catching us all off guard. My ears were ringing as my nerves were all over the place. In those few seconds when everything had happened, I held my breath, trying to make sense of everything.
"Oak!" I cried out, immediately trying to dismount the horse despite Flynn's frantic shouts for me to run. I couldn't just leave him there, injured and vulnerable. I had to get to him, to help him.
I can't leave them.
As I stumbled off the horse, the sounds of more arrows whistling through the air had me flinching. They were raining down all around us now, some grazing my shoulder as I frantically made my way to where Oak lay. I couldn't focus on anything else, my sole concern was getting to him.
When I reached his side, I dropped to my knees, my hands hovering
