Chapter Eight
Meikah smiled at her grandfather’s words. “A farmer saw the guards bring you in here. It’s how we knew where to find you.”
Maksim chuckled. “I didn’t make it easy for them.” His smile faded and he glanced about the room. “We need to get everyone out of here. Whatever they’re planning to do with the spell, it certainly won’t be good or for anyone’s benefit other than theirs.”
“Are there as many guards patrolling the village of an evening as there are during the day?” Kellan looked up from the crack he peered through. “If there is, it’s going to be impossible moving around the village to learn what’s going on.”
“There are about half the amount of guards of an evening,” Maksim said. “But it’s just as bright as they put lanterns out around the place when the sun sets. With th
