Chapter 26
I looked over at Talaom, willing him to understand what I was saying.
His brows met in the middle, but he gave a nod. ‘What do you need?’
‘Get everyone to back up; get them as far away from me and the gate as you can. Then I need you, Connor and Rhonda to help me break the padlock.’
The angry mutters and dark looks that followed in Talaom’s wake as he ordered the Davilians to move to the back of the cell set the nether swirling again, but I was able to ride it out. The farther away from me they were, the less the dark waves of their negativity made my stomach churn.
When Talaom returned to my side I said, ‘I need you to give me your aether.’ My eyes moved to Connor and Rhonda. ‘I’ll need to take it from the two of you as well.’
Talaom’s expression darkened. ‘You’re going t
