Chapter 24
Maggie tossed the lightning at the soldiers nearest them, spinning to drive her blade into the man waiting on the side.
“Down.”
She obeyed Bertrand’s command, ducking as his sword flew over her head. She didn’t waste the moment, plunging her blade into a soldier’s thigh as she sprang to her feet.
A wave of light burst from Bertrand, knocking the soldiers backward. Together, they ran forward, making it twenty feet before the soldiers regrouped, surrounding them.
Maggie pressed her back to Bertrand’s. A soldier lunged forward. She parried his sword with her dagger and grabbed his wrist, shooting magic up his arm. He fell, knocking two down with him as he writhed on the ground.
A screech split the air as a spear burst out of being.
“We need to move faster!” Maggie said.
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