Tarkyn smiled slightly. “I think not.”
The wizard boggled at him and waved his arm around. “Can you not see that you are outnumbered?”
“Certainly.”
Journeyman glared at him. “How can you hope to defend yourself against our greater numbers?”
Tarkyn shrugged. “In return, might I ask how you are planning to penetrate my shield?”
“I don’t have to. I can just outwait you.” As he spoke, the young wizard waved the sorcerers to spread out into a semicircle around the prince. “There are more of us to take it in turns to maintain our shield. Sooner or later you will need to sleep… and then we will have you.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Danton and I can take shifts for a very long time; the rest of our lives, if need be. I concede that it may become tiresome but it’s workable, nonetheless.”
“Sooner or
