The first tornado began to impact the wall, and small chunks of granite, already weakened by the lightning strikes, got caught up in the cyclonic conditions and spun upward into the vortex. Epi turned back, raising his hands, leaving us to spread the word.
“Charlotte, get back to the courtyard!” Conal ordered. “Nick, Ben – go with her. The rest of you – come with me, we need to find the witches and warlocks and get them set up around the perimeter!”
I shook my head determinedly. Even though I was shaking like a leaf, I suspected there was more I could do here, and I couldn't keep running away forever. “I can do this!” With a brief instant of thought, I had corporeal spirits on the ground and racing to snatch up the wizards and witches from wherever they were hiding, and bring them to whe
