Allyv noticed her from afar. “First Archmage Kamira.”
His voice was respectful and courteous, making it clear he recognized her as a person of equal status.
“Your Highness.” Kamira gave him a polite nod. With so many people watching them, she couldn’t afford to break the rule that the first archmage of Kaighal bowed to no one, and it mattered not that the times might be changing. “How is the defense going?”
Above them, parts of the barrier fell and rose again in sequence as people turned off the protective devices to allow the defenders to loose arrows at the enemies. Kamira spotted a few arcanists hurling their magic in a crude but effective manner, and there were adepts tossing their explosive orbs.
“So far, it’s easy. The demonlings can’t breach the protection you created, and the h
