He had to act quickly. In the enclosed room, there of all places, he knew he could not risk a Burn spell or anything that might harm the Mages who still sat in their circle, staring into nothingness. He had to slay the Mogach quickly and cleanly before it could reach anyone else. He had to restore the Great Forbidding. It was only moments since the wall had failed, but each second meant more and more Darkland creatures would be pouring through, howling in glee.
Trying to keep one eye on the movements of the Mogach, he made Meagaidh reach out to pick a Chillthorn berry off the ground. Then he rolled her over onto her knees and made her stand up. Pain shot through his own left leg and back as he did so. He felt her agony and knew she would be feeling it too, aware that in his haste he had
