Melcorka shook her head to free it from sweat. What does the water from the north mean? And the sun setting in the east? The sun never sets in the east.
Running down the corridor, she checked each doorway in case Dhraji or the other rakshasa was waiting for her. The palace seemed deserted. With no servants and no guards, every sound was magnified. Melcorka's realised that her breathing was ragged and her grip on Defender was slippery with perspiration; her nerves were jangling.
The door was round-headed and studded with iron. About to kick it open, Melcorka instead pushed it with Defender. She gave it only the slightest touch, and it swung violently open.
The warriors rushed from behind the door, yelling. Melcorka took a single step back to gain more space, and met the leading man with
