Before we can arrive, a group of flying guards, both men and women, head our way. A wave of darkness flies out from one of them and obliterates our Ishim invisibility, which requires us to bend light. Kassiel counters it by wrapping some of the darkness around himself and sending it away, but it’s too late—they’ve seen us now.
We clash in the air with weapons and magic, and I’m so very grateful for Hilda’s aerial combat class. A Fallen wraps me in tight, tar-like darkness and I start to panic, but then I look at Marcus and blink toward him. An instant later I’m free and by his side. This new power is already coming in handy.
Callan plows through the group, probably delighted he gets to blast his way out after all. Tanwen shoots burning light while holding Eveanna, who rips chunks of eart
