I rolled out of the portal, falling heavily to the floor and my arm took the brunt of a rough landing. Pulling myself onto my knees, I fought the wave of nausea which beset me from travelling through the portal - further complicated by dizziness from donating blood to the Tines.
It took a few seconds to gather my senses and I caught sight of Epi waving his hand across the closing portal. “No!” Lurching unsteadily to my feet, I watched in dismay as the pentagram disappeared from the wall. “Damn it, Epi! You"ve got to open it again, I"ve got to go back…” I swayed shakily and Conal caught me, lifting me effortlessly into his arms.
No“Easy, Sugar. You"re not going anywhere.”
“You don"t understand, he"s not dead! I saw him as I stepped through the portal! That thing, it"s still alive!” I yel
