Chapter 16 - Consolidation

Rosalita and her companions secure their new stronghold after a brutal battle, forging order among the surviving goblins through strength and resolve. New loyalties are tested as Jake rises to leadership in a trial by combat, and Rosalita begins shaping her army into something greater. But as she leads her column back toward familiar ground, an arrow interrupts their march—her past returning in the form of Blake, the ranger who once fought beside her.