“Don’t attack. We’re coming out.” Mallory cast the spell on Jorgen. “Hurry.” She checked Brodie’s stats, relieved his health was at twenty-seven. As it should be. Trying to be as quiet as possible, she hurried towards the lantern light, trying not to think about all the terrible jokes about going towards a light. They circled around in her mind anyway.
“Come on, Mal.”
Mallory reached the edge of the treeline, peering past a tree at a woman with a knife at her brother’s throat. She recognised her as the woman who’d been at the ruins with Rass. A glance around showed no others. “I’m coming out.” She hoped Jorgen didn’t take much longer. She only had the chance to take a single step before the woman was dragged away from Brodie. Three arrows impaled the woman. Before Mallory had the chance
