Ray stood in front of Ezra.

Ezra shot him an irritated glance. "Can't you help me up?"

Ray chuckled. "You've got hands and feet. Why do you need me to help you?"

"Damn it, look at me—do I look like I can walk?" Ezra cursed, then suddenly grew tense. "My soldiers… did they make it back alive?"

Ray shook his head. "So far, only one person managed to escape to a safe zone and report back to the Valor Military Base. As for the others… they're likely gone."

On his way here, he had kept his spati