“You need to step back. He’s mine,” I commanded with absolute authority. In the laws of the Wilds, might was everything. I might not have had the use of my magic, but they didn’t know that. I drew on every ounce of self-assurance and confidence I could manifest and let it ooze from my pores. It wasn’t a guaranteed win, but it would plant a seed of doubt, and I was going to need all the help I could get. Knight had dropped to his knees, eyes staring vacantly ahead as the small band of Red Caps circled him menacingly. If they were intimidated by my claims, they didn’t show it. “We found him first,” the leader growled back at me, angling himself possessively in front of Knight. They might have had numbers, but I had several inches on them and a lifetime of combat skills. Red Caps were known f
