CHAPTER THIRTY
I looked down and blinked. A small vine pushed its way out of the stones between my legs and crawled across the surface. My eyes widened as even more erupted from the ground, creating a living green carpet beneath the feet of everyone present.
A rumble emanated from the spot just below Luja. His eyes widened and he made to move, but he wasn’t fast enough. A tree burst out of the ground directly beneath him and lifted him high into the sky. The branches took with them half the circle of guards. The rest jumped up and down as the vines that covered the ground latched onto their ankles. They thrashed and prodded the thick tendrils with their spears, but when one was broken two more took its place.
Will grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the ring of chaos. “Hey!”
