27Chapter Twenty-Seven
“Retreat.” Meikah drew on her magic, waiting until her and Kellan weren’t in contact with the four guards before flinging lightning at them. Light flashed and a loud crack sounded, ringing out in the hallway. The guards were flung backwards.
The guards fighting the captain bolted. He strode towards them. “I told you not to kill anyone.”
Kellan knelt beside a guard. “This one lives. She knocked him out.” He rose to his feet. “We need to see what they’re guarding before they bring back reinforcements.”
The captain checked the other three before he followed them into the dungeons.
Meikah couldn’t resist asking the question she wasn’t sure she wanted answered. “Are they alive?”
“Yes.” The captain’s tone was sharp and abrupt.
Meikah didn’t blame him. She hadn’t wan
