Aeron met her eyes and tried to hide his grief and failed. “You were worth every moment, Melia. I love you!”
And that was all that they were allowed as they faced the enemy once more, preparing to fight to the death.
The goblins moved in for the kill cautiously, because an elf was nothing to be underestimated, even if they surrounded him in the dozens.
Aeron raised his weapon, preparing to kill the first goblin to attack, when a bright and powerful light flooded the clearing. Its brilliance was so strong even the prince and his lady, accustomed to daylight, flinched at its radiance. The effect upon the goblins was far more acute and the creatures screeched collectively in pain as the glare flooded their sensitive eyes.
The light was coming from an orb floating above their heads.
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