Chapter 19
“Is it working?” Hermon Cordillera said, unable to take his eyes off Galatia. He could feel energy surge around him in the dungeon. The hairs on his arms, and the back of his neck stood on end. His skin tingled. He wiggled his fingertips and ran them across his palms to ease the overwhelming sensations.
Ida’s plan was working. Manipulating the sorcerer’s mind was going to pay off.
“It’s working,” the witch said. “It’s working.”
Cordillera thought he knew what to expect, and believed he was ready. Pendora would come to rescue Galatia, and at the very moment Pendora appeared, he would lock her away in the enchanted cell. In theory, the concept was simple enough. That was the problem with theory.
Pressure grew inside the room. It was hard to explain. Cordillera felt it in his
