She lifted her hand and lashed out to send a hailstorm of energy blasting my way, but nothing happened. Her head tilted slightly, eyes wide with confusion, and again she flung her arm toward me with no results. I released her mind from my hold and she returned to the scene around us, her two guards pounding on my wall of smoke shielding us from any distractions. Extending my hand, I dangled her broken amulet before her, cracked down the center. “No!” She hissed, eyes blazing at me. “What have you done? This cannot be.” I turned to where the Hunt still fought for their lives and infused my voice with power as I yelled out over the cacophony of sound, “Stop your fighting.” Like a well-orchestrated dance, fists froze in midair and bodies lurched to a halt as the mass of violent bodies respond
