Since the two dukes decided to stand behind the Queen, their forces were there to support her and curb the crawler population. Hephit and the high priestess were left in charge of drawing the formation and fueling it with magic. Since the high priestess used spirit magic, it wouldn’t clash with Hephit’s darkness magic. “Are you ready for this, your majesty?” Bim asked. “No, not really. I don’t want to die as reckless as I look” “Don’t worry, your majesty, we’ll protect you” Sylin said, drawing his sword. Meryl smiled and moved a little bit backwards. Daph was behind her, ready to attend to every need. “When I give the signal, bring ‘that’ out” “......yes, your majesty” Lair and Hephit soon completed the formation. Hephit, who spent most of his life studying the formation, felt a

